Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said the files include discussion of potential leads, internal FBI memos detailing the progress of the case and more.

"Today, after nearly 60 years of questions surrounding the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we are releasing 230,000 MLK assassination files, available now at http://

The administration released records of the FBI’s surveillance of King, despite opposition from the slain Nobel laureate’s family.