Epstein files debacle spurs new interest in contents of promised RFK, MLK assassination files

The planned release of the MLK and RFK assassination files has garnered renewed interest amid fallout from the widely panned release of Epstein files by the Department of Justice on Thursday evening. 

Likewise, in line with the order, the plan to release the RFK and MLK files is expected on March 9. 

Gerald Posner, author of "Case Closed," told Fox News Digital he expects "there will be news in there, but it's not going to be something that turns upside down our understanding of what really happened with those cases."

"I repeatedly questioned whether this was the full set of documents responsive to my request and was repeatedly assured by the FBI that we had received the full set of documents," Bondi wrote. "Late yesterday, I learned from a source that the FBI Field Office in New York was in possession of thousands of pages of documents related to the investigation and indictment of Epstein."

"People's expectations sort of got too high, based upon the executive order that the president signed," Posner said on the Epstein file release. 

Bondi said the FBI had never disclosed that those files existed and gave the agency a Friday-morning deadline for the documents to be turned over. 

"By 8:00 a.m. tomorrow, February 28, the FBI will deliver the full and complete Epstein files to my office, including all records, documents, audio and video recordings, and materials related to Jeffrey Epstein and his clients, regardless of how such information was obtained," Bondi wrote. "There will be no withholdings or limitations to my or your access."

Patel posted on X on Thursday evening, saying, "The FBI is entering a new era - one that will be defined by integrity, accountability, and the unwavering pursuit of justice."

Patel stated, "There will be no cover-ups, no missing documents, and no stone left unturned - and anyone from the prior or current Bureau who undermines this will be swiftly pursued. If there are gaps, we will find them. If records have been hidden, we will uncover them."

The FBI director also stated that the agency would be bringing "everything we find" to the DOJ to share the information with the American public, "as it should be." 

Trump had initially promised to release the last batch of documents during his first term, but such efforts ultimately dissipated. Trump then blocked the release of hundreds of records on the assassination, following several CIA and FBI appeals.

Fox News' David Spunt and Michael Ruiz contributed to this report.