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The US leader announced on late Wednesday that he had signed the bill decisively approved by US legislators that instructs the federal justice agency to disclose more documents concerning Jeffrey Epstein, the dead sex offender.

This decision comes after months of resistance from the leader and his political allies in Congress that divided his core constituency and caused divisions with various established backers.

Trump had resisted making public the Epstein documents, calling the issue a "false narrative" and railing against those who sought to release the records accessible, despite vowing their disclosure on the political campaign.

But he changed direction in the past few days after it was evident the legislative chamber would endorse the measure. Donald Trump stated: "Everything is transparent".

The details are unknown what the agency will make public in response to the legislation – the measure details a host of potential items that should be made public, but provides exceptions for specific records.

The President Endorses Legislation to Force Release of Additional Jeffrey Epstein Files

The legislation calls for the top justice official to make public Epstein-connected records accessible to the public "available for online access", covering all investigations into Epstein, his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, flight logs and journey documentation, persons referenced or named in connection with his offenses, organizations that were linked to his human trafficking or economic systems, exemption arrangements and other plea agreements, official correspondence about charging decisions, records of his detention and passing, and details about possible record elimination.

The agency will have thirty days to submit the records. The legislation provides for specific exclusions, including deletions of victims' identifying information or individual documents, any descriptions of youth molestation, releases that would jeopardize ongoing inquiries or legal cases and representations of fatality or exploitation.

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