Now that Donald Trump has been re-elected, he should use the power of the presidency to follow through on what he said he would do: form a commission on assassinations. The commission should investigate the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and the attempt on Trump himself in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Each of these historical events have unanswered questions that could be resolved once and for all with an independent investigative commission. For the assassinations of the Kennedy brothers, the American people have waited far too long for resolution of the conflicting evidence. For the Trump attempt, the question of whether Thomas Crooks had any assistance must be definitively established.
This commission should be empowered to issue subpoenas for documents and depositions. It should bring in experts on both sides of any competing issue. In the end, the commission should provide a written report on all three assassination attempts, similar to the House Select Committee on Assassinations in 1978 – which, incidentally, found that President Kennedy was “probably assassinated as the result of a conspiracy.”
When it comes to President Kennedy, the........