Congressman Cohen Continues to Seek Remaining JFK Assassination Records

WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a student of American history convinced that the remaining records connected to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy should be unsealed as a demonstration of government transparency, said he appreciated President-elect Donald Trump's campaign pledge to release all remaining records once he returns to the White House. An admirer and supporter of President Kennedy, Congressman Cohen was in junior high school at the time of the assassination. It was a trauma for the entire country.

Congressman Cohen took this picture of John F. Kennedy campaigning for president on Union Avenue in Memphis in 1960

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

"This week marks sixty-one years since that tragic and defining day, November 22, 1963, when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. Yet, after all these years, there are still government documents and materials being kept secret. The American people deserve to know what the federal government knows about the assassination. Congress made its intention clear and set a deadline for all the assassination documents to be released - yet as that date passed, both former President Trump and President Biden bypassed the legislation and kept the remaining documents under seal. During his campaign, former President Trump promised to release the remaining documents. This is promise I encourage him to keep."

Following up on the JFK Records Act, Congressman Cohen is working closely with historians, lawyers, journalists and advocates to craft new legislation establishing a Board to oversee the archive and ensure public access to its contents.

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