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The US leader declared on Wednesday night that he had endorsed the measure resoundingly approved by US legislators that instructs the Department of Justice to release more documents regarding the deceased financier, the dead child sexual abuser.

This action comes after months of pushback from the chief executive and his backers in the House and Senate that divided his Maga base and created rifts with some of his longtime supporters.

Trump had fought against making public the Epstein files, labeling the situation a "fabrication" and condemning those who attempted to publish the documents public, despite pledging their disclosure on the campaign trail.

Nevertheless he changed direction in recent days after it become clear the House of Representatives would endorse the measure. Trump commented: "We have nothing to hide".

The specifics remain uncertain what the agency will make public in response to the legislation – the legislation details a variety of various records that must be released, but includes exemptions for certain documents.

Trump Approves Bill to Require Disclosure of More Jeffrey Epstein Records

The legislation mandates the attorney general to make non-classified Epstein-connected files accessible to the public "in a searchable and downloadable format", encompassing each examination into Jeffrey Epstein, his associate his accomplice, flight logs and movement logs, persons cited or listed in relation to his illegal activities, institutions that were linked to his trafficking or money operations, protection agreements and further court deals, official correspondence about prosecution choices, records of his confinement and death, and information about potential document destruction.

The justice department will have 30 days to submit the records. The measure includes certain exemptions, encompassing redactions of confidential victim data or private records, any descriptions of child sexual abuse, publications that would jeopardize current examinations or prosecutions and depictions of death or exploitation.

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