CIA Releases 1,400+ Pages on Robert F. Kennedy Assassination

In a development that is stirring fresh debate across political, historical, and conspiracy circles alike, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has declassified over 1,400 pages of documents related to the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy in 1968. The release, mandated by a 2018 executive order from former President Donald Trump, includes previously unseen CIA memos, foreign policy assessments authored by Kennedy himself, and chilling writings from convicted assassin Sirhan Sirhan.

While the CIA maintains that the documents contain no evidence of agency involvement in RFK’s killing, their release is already fueling public speculation and renewed scrutiny of the official narrative.

What’s Inside the Documents?

The trove includes:

• Internal CIA communications regarding Kennedy’s diplomatic activity and global influence during the Cold War.

• Notes and psychological evaluations of Sirhan Sirhan, the Palestinian immigrant who fatally shot Kennedy in Los Angeles in June 1968.

• Reports suggesting Kennedy’s secret back-channel efforts to open communication with Cuba, just years after the Cuban Missile Crisis.

• Intelligence agency surveillance summaries of foreign diplomats who were in Los Angeles at the time of the shooting.

Some analysts have noted the presence of redactions throughout the files, which they argue may point to information still considered sensitive over half a century after the murder.

Psychological Profiles and Motive

Among the most chilling pieces are Sirhan Sirhan’s handwritten notes. In them, he repeatedly expressed his hatred for Kennedy due to his pro-Israel stance and support of American military aid to the Jewish state. These notes formed the core of the prosecution’s argument that the killing was politically motivated.

However, some researchers argue that Sirhan, who has repeatedly claimed memory loss of the incident, may have been manipulated or mentally unstable, with the notes potentially planted or produced under duress. This theory, while long dismissed by federal investigators, gains new attention in light of the recently released files.

Conspiracy Theories Resurface

Despite Sirhan’s conviction, many continue to question the official version of events. Witnesses at the scene reported hearing more gunshots than Sirhan’s revolver could hold. Others say Kennedy was shot at point-blank range from behind while Sirhan was in front of him.

The newly released documents do little to address these inconsistencies but do reveal how closely the CIA tracked both Kennedy’s movements and international reactions to his rise as a presidential hopeful. That level of surveillance has only fueled suspicions that powerful interests may have viewed RFK as a threat to the status quo.

Public Reaction and Historical Implications

The release has ignited widespread commentary from journalists, historians, and political analysts. Some praise the move as a necessary step toward government transparency. Others criticize it as “too little, too late.”

“This is about more than RFK,” said historian Dr. Linda Esquivel of Georgetown University. “It’s about how much the American public deserves to know about what its government is doing then and now.”

RFK’s assassination followed that of his brother, President John F. Kennedy, in 1963 another killing that remains steeped in controversy. With both brothers gone under suspicious circumstances, questions about deep-state involvement remain deeply ingrained in the American psyche.

US A Nation Still Searching for Answers

Over five decades after Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination, this document dump serves as a reminder that history often leaves behind shadows, not clarity. As researchers and journalists comb through the newly released files, the hope remains that truth however inconvenient will ultimately prevail.

Whether the CIA’s disclosures offer meaningful insight or only deepen the mystery is something that will likely play out in public discourse for years to come.