Dallas is gearing up for an unusual spectacle this weekend as Attorney General Pam Bondi has announced a motorcade through the city to mark the release of long-classified JFK assassination files.
The event, scheduled for Saturday, will feature a convoy of black SUVs adorned with American flags, winding through downtown Dallas with a destination of Dealey Plaza, the site where President John F. Kennedy was fatally shot in 1963.
Bondi’s office confirmed that the newly declassified documents, promised by President Donald Trump during his campaign, will be handed out in binders to a select group of conservative social media influencers invited to join the ride.
The motorcade announcement followed Bondi's releasing of Jeffrey Epstein’s files by distributing binders to influencers as they smiled for photo ops outside the Justice Department. Those same online personalities are also on the guest list for Dallas, tasked with live-streaming the event to their millions of followers.
Bondi, sworn in as Attorney General on February 5, stated that the motorcade is meant to honor transparency and Trump’s directive to unseal decades-old secrets.
“I can’t think of a better way to show the world we’re serious about truth than rolling through Dallas with these files,” Bondi said during an interview on Fox News late Wednesday.
She emphasized that the initiative reflects the administration’s commitment to keeping promises, noting that the JFK files, along with those tied to Martin Luther King Jr., have been under review on her desk since she took office.
The announcement has sparked a mix of reactions from locals and observers. On Thursday, crowds gathered near Dealey Plaza, some waving flags and others scratching their heads as news vans set up camp.
Dallas resident and retired mechanic Jim Hargrove, 68, beamed with approval while watching preparations unfold from a nearby bench.
“This is what America’s all about — giving the people what they deserve to know, and doing it with some guts,” Hargrove said. He added that he’s already planning to camp out overnight to snag a front-row spot for the motorcade.
Not everyone shares Hargrove’s enthusiasm. The decision to turn a document release into a high-profile parade has drawn criticism from those who see it as trivializing a somber chapter of history.
University of Texas-Wick history professor Linda Morales, 54, told The Washington Wick, “Handing out files like they’re party favors in a motorcade is disrespectful to the gravity of what happened here,” Morales said.
She argued that the documents, which the FBI recently supplemented with thousands of newly uncovered records, deserve a more serious unveiling than a social media spectacle.
Bondi’s team has brushed off the backlash, pointing out that the influencers’ involvement ensures the files reach a wide audience instantly. The Attorney General herself hinted at the scale of the release during her Fox News appearance, saying the binders contain “a lot of information” that’s been locked away for over 60 years.
Trump signed an executive order shortly after his inauguration to declassify the JFK files, a move that followed years of public pressure and conspiracy theories about the assassination.
The motorcade’s route will pass the Texas School Book Depository, now a museum, before concluding with a brief ceremony where influencers will wave their binders to cheering onlookers.
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