President Donald Trump on Friday said he wants to declassify and release files relating to famed aviator Amelia Earhart .

Earhart disappeared during her 1937 attempt to be the first woman to circumnavigate the globe in a plane. Her disappearance has been the subject of conspiracy theories, including that she may have been captured by Japanese forces or survived for a time after landing on a small island.

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“I have been asked by many people about the life and times of Amelia Earhart, such an interesting story, and would I consider declassifying and

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