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Donald Trump announced on Wednesday night that he had approved the legislation decisively passed by American lawmakers that mandates the Department of Justice to make public more files related to the deceased financier, the deceased child sexual abuser.

This action arrives after an extended period of pushback from the leader and his political allies in Congress that divided his core constituency and generated conflicts with some of his longtime supporters.

Trump had resisted disclosing the Epstein documents, labeling the situation a "false narrative" and railing against those who attempted to publish the files available, even though pledging their disclosure on the campaign trail.

However he changed direction in the past few days after it become clear the House of Representatives would pass the legislation. The president said: "Everything is transparent".

The specifics remain uncertain what the agency will make public in following the measure – the legislation specifies a range of various records that must be released, but allows exclusions for some materials.

Donald Trump Signs Measure to Require Release of Further Epstein Documents

The measure calls for the top justice official to make unclassified Epstein-connected documents open for review "available for online access", encompassing all investigations into Epstein, his colleague Ghislaine Maxwell, flight logs and movement logs, people referenced or named in relation to his offenses, entities that were connected with his trafficking or financial networks, immunity deals and other plea agreements, internal communications about charging decisions, documentation of his imprisonment and death, and particulars about any file deletions.

The agency will have 30 days to turn over the records. The bill provides for specific exclusions, including deletions of confidential victim data or individual documents, any descriptions of child sexual abuse, publications that would endanger ongoing inquiries or court proceedings and descriptions of fatality or mistreatment.

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