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Donald Trump declared on Wednesday night that he had approved the legislation resoundingly approved by US legislators that directs the justice department to release more files regarding Jeffrey Epstein, the deceased pedophile.

This action follows months of pushback from the leader and his political allies in the legislature that fractured his political supporters and generated conflicts with various established backers.

Trump had resisted disclosing the related records, labeling the issue a "fabrication" and condemning those who wanted to make the records accessible, even though vowing their release on the political campaign.

But he changed direction in recent days after it became apparent the legislative chamber would approve the measure. Donald Trump said: "There are no secrets".

It's not clear what the agency will make public in following the bill – the legislation details a range of various records that need to be disclosed, but includes exemptions for certain documents.

Donald Trump Signs Bill to Compel Disclosure of Further Epstein Records

The bill calls for the chief law enforcement officer to make public Epstein-connected files publicly available "in a searchable and downloadable format", covering each examination into Epstein, his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, flight logs and travel records, people mentioned or identified in relation to his offenses, institutions that were tied to his trafficking or economic systems, exemption arrangements and other plea agreements, internal communications about legal actions, evidence of his imprisonment and death, and information about potential document destruction.

The justice department will have one month to provide the documents. The legislation provides for some exceptions, encompassing removals of victims' identifying information or private records, any representations of child sexual abuse, disclosures that would jeopardize current examinations or prosecutions and descriptions of demise or abuse.

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