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The US leader announced on late Wednesday that he had signed the bill resoundingly endorsed by US legislators that directs the federal justice agency to make public more records concerning the deceased financier, the deceased sex offender.

This action comes after weeks of opposition from the leader and his backers in Congress that split his political supporters and created rifts with certain loyal followers.

Donald Trump had fought against releasing the Epstein documents, calling the situation a "fabrication" and condemning those who sought to release the records accessible, even though vowing their publication on the political campaign.

Nevertheless he changed direction in recent days after it become clear the legislative chamber would endorse the legislation. Donald Trump said: "Everything is transparent".

The specifics remain uncertain what the justice department will release in following the measure – the bill specifies a host of various records that should be made public, but includes exemptions for some materials.

The President Signs Bill to Compel Disclosure of Additional Epstein Documents

The bill mandates the top justice official to make public Epstein-related documents open for review "available for online access", including all investigations into Jeffrey Epstein, his colleague Maxwell, travel documentation and movement logs, people cited or listed in relation to his offenses, organizations that were tied to his human trafficking or economic systems, protection agreements and other plea agreements, official correspondence about legal actions, documentation of his detention and passing, and particulars about any file deletions.

The agency will have thirty days to provide the records. The measure contains specific exclusions, such as deletions of confidential victim data or private records, any representations of minor exploitation, disclosures that would compromise current examinations or legal cases and representations of death or exploitation.

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