WASHINGTON D.C.- President Donald Trump announced that he will allow the release of classified FBI documents about the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy.

The classified JFK documents were scheduled to be released on Oct. 26, but it was unclear whether Trump would allow their publication. In a tweet this morning, Trump announced that he would not stand in the way of the release if no other information surfaced. 

Subject to the receipt of further information, I will be allowing, as President, the long blocked and classified JFK FILES to be opened.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 21, 2017

The National Archives has until Thursday to gather all the remaining documents regarding the JFK investigation. There are about 3,000 never before seen files and about 30,000 files that were previously released with redactions.