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The President declared on Wednesday night that he had endorsed the bill resoundingly passed by US legislators that directs the justice department to release more documents concerning the deceased financier, the dead sex offender.

This action follows weeks of opposition from the president and his political allies in the House and Senate that fractured his Maga base and caused divisions with various established backers.

Trump had resisted disclosing the Epstein files, calling the situation a "fabrication" and railing against those who wanted to make the documents public, even though vowing their publication on the campaign trail.

Nevertheless he reversed course in the past few days after it become clear the legislative chamber would approve the measure. The president commented: "There are no secrets".

The details are unknown what the justice department will disclose in response to the bill – the measure details a variety of potential items that must be released, but provides exceptions for specific records.

The President Signs Legislation to Require Release of More Epstein Records

The legislation calls for the top justice official to make public Epstein-related documents publicly available "available for online access", covering all investigations into Epstein, his colleague Maxwell, aircraft records and movement logs, persons cited or listed in connection with his crimes, entities that were tied to his trafficking or economic systems, exemption arrangements and additional legal settlements, internal communications about legal actions, evidence of his detention and demise, and details about any file deletions.

The department will have thirty days to provide the files. The measure contains some exceptions, such as removals of personal details of victims or private records, any depictions of youth molestation, disclosures that would endanger active investigations or legal cases and descriptions of fatality or exploitation.

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