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Donald Trump declared on Wednesday evening that he had signed the measure overwhelmingly passed by US legislators that mandates the federal justice agency to make public more files regarding the deceased financier, the dead child sexual abuser.

This action comes after an extended period of resistance from the chief executive and his backers in Congress that fractured his Maga base and created rifts with various established backers.

The president had fought against releasing the Epstein files, describing the issue a "false narrative" and criticizing those who attempted to publish the records accessible, despite promising their release on the campaign trail.

But he reversed course in the past few days after it became apparent the legislative chamber would pass the bill. Donald Trump stated: "We have nothing to hide".

It's not clear what the justice department will release in following the bill – the measure details a range of possible documents that need to be disclosed, but allows exclusions for some materials.

Trump Signs Bill to Force Release of Additional Epstein Records

The legislation mandates the attorney general to make unclassified Epstein-connected documents open for review "in an easily accessible digital format", including every inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein, his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, flight logs and movement logs, persons cited or listed in association with his offenses, organizations that were linked to his human trafficking or financial networks, immunity deals and other plea agreements, organizational messages about prosecution choices, evidence of his imprisonment and demise, and information about potential document destruction.

The department will have thirty days to provide the documents. The measure contains some exceptions, encompassing deletions of personal details of victims or private records, any descriptions of minor exploitation, releases that would jeopardize current examinations or prosecutions and descriptions of death or abuse.

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