Weeks after Epstein file fallout, a new deadline looms in the release of the RFK and MLK files
A second deadline in an effort to release the RFK and MLK assassination files is fast approaching, just weeks after the fallout from the highly anticipated release of the Epstein files by the Department of Justice. (Getty)
The RFK and MLK release plan deadline follows closely on the heels of the Justice Department's release of a batch of Jeffrey Epstein files in late February. Most of the documents released at the time had already been made public during the federal criminal trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's longtime lover and convicted co-conspirator.
The absence of fresh material called for an uproar and complaint against the Trump administration's dealing with the Epstein files – and speculation about what the RFK and MLK files might contain when they finally see the light of day.
Gerald Posner, the author of "Case Closed," said at the time to Fox News Digital that he believes "there will be news in there, but it's not going to be something that turns upside down our understanding of what really happened with those cases."
AG PAM BONDI SAYS FBI DELIVERED 'TRUCKLOAD' OF EPSTEIN FILES AFTER SHE PUT OUT HARD DEADLINE
Trump's declassification executive order followed his campaign trail vow to declassify the documents when he entered his second term, making the statement at the time, "When I get back to the White House, I will declassify and unseal all JFK assassination-related documents. It's been 60 years, time for the American people to know the truth."
The FBI, in a February announcement, indicated that it had run a new search of its records on the heels of Trump's executive order, reporting at the time, "The search resulted in approximately 2400 newly inventoried and digitized records that were previously unrecognized as related to the JFK assassination case file."
After the Epstein file fallout, Attorney General Pam Bondi sent FBI Director Kash Patel a fiery letter accusing federal investigators in New York of withholding thousands of pages of Epstein documents. (Reuters)
"The FBI has properly notified the newly discovered documents and is currently working to relocate them to the National Archives and Records Administration for entry into the ongoing declassification process," the agency went on.
Fox News Digital contacted DNI and the FBI for further comment.
PEDO ACT: LAWMAKER MAKES MOVE TO PROTECT EPSTEIN RECORDS, ACCUSES 'CERTAIN FBI AGENTS' OF ATTEMPTING TO DESTROY DOCS
Following the Epstein file scandal, Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote a scathing letter to FBI Director Kash Patel accusing federal investigators in New York of withholding thousands of pages of Epstein documents.
The RFK and MLK plan deadline comes just weeks after the Justice Department revealed a batch of Jeffrey Epstein files in late February. (Kypros/Getty Images)
"I consistently asked myself whether this was the complete set of documents to which I was entitled under my request and was consistently assured by the FBI that we had the complete set of documents," Bondi wrote. "Late yesterday evening, I discovered from a source that the FBI New York Field Office had possession of thousands of pages of documents pertaining to the investigation and indictment of Epstein."
Bondi informed Fox News' Sean Hannity last week that the DOJ had obtained a "truckload" of Epstein files from the FBI after she had given the agency the Friday 8 a.m. deadline.