The Trump administration released thousands of files on the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

But President Trump is struggling to divert attention away from Jeffrey Epstein.

That's where we're starting The Seven from the Washington Post.

I'm Hannah Jewell. It's Tuesday, July 22nd.

Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

President Donald Trump has been firing off posts on his social media network, truth social,

even more than usual. In the past few days, he implied various Democrats are corrupt. He said he would scuttle a stadium deal if the Washington commander's football team don't change their name

back to a slur for Native Americans. And he shared some kind of random clips, like people doing tricks

on motorcycles and jet skis. He also shared an

AI-generated video of former President Barack Obama being arrested in the Oval Office. All of these

posts seem designed to divert attention away from a controversy that Trump just can't seem to shake.

That's his refusal to release the full files from the investigation into the late sex offender,

Jeffrey Epstein.

Trump and his allies have spent two weeks trying unsuccessfully to tamp down outrage among his base.

The administration did release some other files yesterday, and that brings us to our

second story. The Trump administration released thousands of files on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s

assassination. That's number two.

Yesterday, the government released more than 230,000 pages of documents related to the 1968 killing of the civil rights leader.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced the move.

She said the files include discussion of potential leads, internal FBI memos on

the progress of the case, and more. There's a lot of these files to sift through, which is exactly

what my colleagues are doing right now. But an early review of the documents did not disclose any

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