The Rev. Al Sharpton is criticizing the Trump administration’s move to release files related to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., believing they are trying to distract from the controversy related to Jeffrey Epstein.
“We need to be crystal clear on the fact that [President Donald] Trump releasing the MLK assassination files is not about transparency or justice, it’s a desperate attempt to distract people from the firestorm engulfing Trump over the Epstein files and the public unraveling of his credibility among the MAGA base,” Sharpton said in a statement. “It’s the same federal law enforcement that followed his every step and sought to silence his voice that is now using him as a pawn in a cheap political stunt.”
Sharpton said Trump was trying to weaponize King’s legacy to serve his cynical agenda.
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