The anticipated release of thousands of never-before-seen government documents related to President John F. Kennedy’s assassination has scholars and armchair detectives buzzing. Now, they’re waiting to see whether President Trump will block the release of files that could shed light on a tragedy that has stirred conspiracy theories for decades. “The American public deserves to know the facts, or at least they deserve to know what the government has kept hidden from them for all these years,” said Larry Sabato, director of UVA’s Center for Politics and author of a book about Kennedy.