Trump orders declassification of Amelia Earhart records
President Donald Trump on Sept. 26, 2025 directed his administration to declassify any federal records related to aviator Amelia Earhart’s 1937 disappearance, responding to a request from Northern Mariana Islands Delegate Kimberlyn King‑Hinds and amid longstanding theories about Earhart’s fate. The order prompts potential agency reviews of FBI and Navy files and follows previous, limited releases of Earhart‑related documents by the FBI and the National Archives.
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Trump moves to declassify Amelia Earhart records
New information:
- President Donald Trump publicly instructed agencies to declassify Earhart records via a Truth Social post on Sept. 26, 2025.
- Northern Mariana Islands Del. Kimberlyn King‑Hinds had urged the declassification earlier in 2025, citing alleged eyewitness accounts from Saipan.
- The article cites a 1967 FBI security‑review request concerning Navy files and notes the National Archives has released some Earhart search records in the past.