JFK assassination files released: What's in declassified documents?

More than 60 years after President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, questions still remain in the minds of many Americans about what really happened and who was involved. After President Donald Trump’s executive order, the government has declassified what’s been described as the last official files on the incident, releasing around 63,000 pages to the public. NBC’s Sam Brock reports for TODAY.

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