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The President announced on late Wednesday that he had approved the legislation resoundingly passed by American lawmakers that directs the federal justice agency to release more files regarding the deceased financier, the late pedophile.

The move comes after an extended period of resistance from the chief executive and his backers in the House and Senate that split his political supporters and created rifts with certain loyal followers.

The president had resisted making public the Epstein documents, labeling the matter a "hoax" and condemning those who wanted to make the documents public, despite promising their release on the election circuit.

But he reversed course in the last week after it was evident the legislative chamber would pass the measure. Donald Trump stated: "Everything is transparent".

The specifics remain uncertain what the agency will disclose in following the measure – the bill outlines a host of possible documents that need to be disclosed, but allows exclusions for specific records.

Donald Trump Endorses Measure to Force Publication of Additional Epstein Files

The bill mandates the top justice official to make unclassified related records open for review "available for online access", covering every inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein, his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, travel documentation and journey documentation, persons cited or listed in connection with his crimes, institutions that were tied to his human trafficking or money operations, protection agreements and additional legal settlements, official correspondence about legal actions, records of his confinement and death, and details about any file deletions.

The agency will have thirty days to submit the records. The legislation contains some exceptions, including removals of personal details of victims or individual documents, any depictions of minor exploitation, disclosures that would compromise ongoing inquiries or prosecutions and representations of demise or exploitation.

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