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The US leader declared on late Wednesday that he had endorsed the bill resoundingly approved by Congress members that mandates the Department of Justice to release more files concerning Jeffrey Epstein, the dead pedophile.

This decision arrives after an extended period of opposition from the chief executive and his supporters in the legislature that split his Maga base and created rifts with some of his longtime supporters.

Trump had fought against making public the related records, calling the issue a "hoax" and criticizing those who sought to release the documents public, even though promising their release on the campaign trail.

Nevertheless he changed direction in recent days after it became apparent the House would endorse the legislation. Donald Trump commented: "There are no secrets".

It's not clear what the justice department will release in as a result of the measure – the measure details a variety of potential items that should be made public, but allows exclusions for some materials.

The President Approves Measure to Require Release of Additional Epstein Documents

The measure calls for the top justice official to make public Epstein-connected files open for review "in a searchable and downloadable format", covering each examination into Jeffrey Epstein, his associate Maxwell, aircraft records and journey documentation, persons mentioned or identified in relation to his crimes, entities that were tied to his human trafficking or economic systems, exemption arrangements and further court deals, official correspondence about prosecution choices, evidence of his confinement and death, and information about any file deletions.

The department will have thirty days to turn over the records. The legislation includes certain exemptions, such as deletions of victims' identifying information or personal files, any descriptions of child sexual abuse, publications that would endanger current examinations or court proceedings and representations of fatality or exploitation.

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