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The US leader announced on late Wednesday that he had approved the measure resoundingly passed by American lawmakers that mandates the justice department to make public more files related to the deceased financier, the late child sexual abuser.

This action comes after months of opposition from the president and his backers in Congress that divided his core constituency and generated conflicts with some of his longtime supporters.

Trump had fought against disclosing the Epstein documents, calling the situation a "hoax" and criticizing those who attempted to publish the files available, despite vowing their release on the election circuit.

But he changed direction in the past few days after it become clear the legislative chamber would approve the bill. Donald Trump said: "There are no secrets".

The specifics remain uncertain what the justice department will make public in response to the bill – the measure outlines a range of various records that need to be disclosed, but allows exclusions for certain documents.

Donald Trump Endorses Measure to Force Release of Further Jeffrey Epstein Documents

The bill mandates the chief law enforcement officer to make public related records publicly available "in a searchable and downloadable format", covering all investigations into Epstein, his colleague Maxwell, aircraft records and travel records, people mentioned or identified in connection with his illegal activities, institutions that were linked to his human trafficking or financial networks, exemption arrangements and additional legal settlements, official correspondence about prosecution choices, documentation of his confinement and death, and information about possible record elimination.

The department will have thirty days to provide the documents. The measure contains specific exclusions, including deletions of personal details of victims or private records, any representations of child sexual abuse, publications that would compromise current examinations or court proceedings and depictions of demise or mistreatment.

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