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Donald Trump announced on Wednesday evening that he had approved the bill decisively approved by American lawmakers that instructs the federal justice agency to make public more records regarding the deceased financier, the late pedophile.

This action arrives after months of pushback from the chief executive and his backers in the legislature that divided his political supporters and created rifts with certain loyal followers.

Trump had fought against releasing the Epstein documents, labeling the situation a "hoax" and criticizing those who attempted to publish the documents public, notwithstanding vowing their publication on the election circuit.

However he changed direction in the past few days after it became apparent the legislative chamber would endorse the bill. Donald Trump said: "Everything is transparent".

The specifics remain uncertain what the justice department will disclose in response to the bill – the bill specifies a range of various records that should be made public, but provides exceptions for specific records.

Donald Trump Signs Bill to Require Publication of Additional Jeffrey Epstein Records

The measure calls for the top justice official to make unclassified Epstein-related files accessible to the public "in a searchable and downloadable format", covering every inquiry into Epstein, his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, aircraft records and movement logs, people cited or listed in relation to his illegal activities, entities that were tied to his exploitation or financial networks, exemption arrangements and additional legal settlements, internal communications about charging decisions, records of his confinement and demise, and information about possible record elimination.

The justice department will have 30 days to provide the files. The measure provides for some exceptions, including deletions of victims' identifying information or private records, any representations of child sexual abuse, publications that would endanger active investigations or prosecutions and representations of death or mistreatment.

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