King’s family objected to the release, saying the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s surveillance of the progressive leader was tainted by the agency’s political bent at the time.

US President Donald Trump's administration has released a trove of records on the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr, including FBI surveillance files on the civil rights leader.

The publication of the MLK files also comes as the Trump administration continues to weather a barrage of criticism over its handling of the release of documents related to the case of the late convi...