Kerry Kennedy, daughter of the late Robert F. Kennedy, expressed deep anguish over the release of graphic autopsy photos of her father, which were made public as part of a Trump administration declassification order.

The images, included in a batch of 10,000 newly released pages, were part of a broader effort to make public long-classified documents related to the 1960s assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr.

In a post to X (formerly Twitter), Kerry Kennedy described the images as “graphic” and “explicit,” saying they add a new layer of pain for the Kennedy family. “Remembering my father will now be hard in a new and unimaginable way,” she wrote, condemning the decision to include autopsy photos in the release. “I did not support this,” she added.

The declassification move was initiated by former President Donald Trump, who signed an executive order in January aiming to fully disclose documents related to the assassinations in hopes of addressing long-standing conspiracy theories. Trump had previously allowed redactions for national security but later pledged full transparency.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, who oversaw the declassification process, praised the release as a step toward “long-overdue truth,” noting that an additional 50,000 pages had been discovered in FBI and CIA archives and are expected to be released in the coming months.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., now serving as Secretary of Health and Human Services under Trump and a known skeptic of the official account of his father’s assassination, reportedly supported the inclusion of the autopsy photos, despite the emotional toll. He told *The Washington Post* that it was a difficult decision, but ultimately, “the public interest in full disclosure outweighs our family’s interest.”

The official narrative holds that Jordanian-born Sirhan Sirhan acted alone in RFK’s 1968 assassination, a conclusion reaffirmed by FBI reviews. However, RFK Jr. has long speculated about the possibility of a second gunman or CIA involvement, though he admitted no “smoking gun” had been found in the newly released material.

Kerry Kennedy’s statement also criticized the broader Trump administration, saying, “countless others are suffering even more,” referencing deported migrants, unemployed federal workers, and transgender individuals under threat of losing rights. “The Trump administration may think they can bury us with pain, but we will rise from it, louder and fiercer than ever,” she concluded.