Director of National Intelligence (DNI) head Tulsi Gabbard praised President Donald Trump for releasing government files on cibil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr whose own children Bernie and Martin III opposed the release because of the many smears by FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover against King in the 1960s, notes The Associated Press:
“As the children of Dr. King and Mrs. Coretta Scott King, his tragic death has been an intensely personal grief — a devastating loss for his wife, children, and the granddaughter he never met — an absence our family has endured for over 57 years,” they wrote. “We ask those who engage with the release of these files to do so with empathy, restraint, and respect for our family’s continuing grief.”
…A statement from the office of Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard called the disclosure “unprecedented” and said many of the records had been digitized for the first time. She praised President Donald Trump for pushing the issue.
…Bernice King and Martin Luther King III did not mention Trump in their statement Monday. But Bernice King later posted on her personal Instagram account a black-and-white photo of her father, looking annoyed, with the caption “Now, do the Epstein files.”
(Source: The Associated Press, Image: Fox 5 Washington DC/YouTube)