MLK Jr.'s family issues a statement regarding the released documents by Trump administration
The King family maintains that James Earl Ray was not the shooter and will examine the newly released files for further insights.
A 1999 wrongful death lawsuit brought by the King family concluded that King was the victim of a conspiracy involving Loyd Jowers and unnamed co-conspirators, including government agencies, and that Ray was set up.
The Justice Department has stated that Jowers' allegations of a conspiracy are 'unworthy of belief' and likely fabricated.
The King family also emphasized that the civil rights leader was subjected to a 'disinformation and surveillance campaign' orchestrated by the FBI's COINTELPRO program.
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