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The President declared on Wednesday evening that he had approved the legislation decisively passed by US legislators that directs the justice department to make public more documents related to the deceased financier, the late sex offender.

This action comes after weeks of resistance from the leader and his political allies in Congress that fractured his political supporters and created rifts with certain loyal followers.

The president had resisted disclosing the Epstein documents, calling the matter a "fabrication" and condemning those who wanted to make the files available, notwithstanding promising their publication on the campaign trail.

However he altered his position in the last week after it became apparent the House of Representatives would approve the legislation. Donald Trump said: "Everything is transparent".

It's not clear what the justice department will disclose in response to the legislation – the bill outlines a range of various records that should be made public, but allows exclusions for specific records.

Trump Endorses Bill to Require Release of More the financier Records

The measure mandates the top justice official to make public Epstein-connected files open for review "in an easily accessible digital format", encompassing all investigations into Epstein, his associate his accomplice, travel documentation and travel records, individuals cited or listed in connection with his crimes, organizations that were tied to his human trafficking or financial networks, exemption arrangements and other plea agreements, internal communications about charging decisions, records of his detention and demise, and particulars about potential document destruction.

The department will have thirty days to turn over the records. The legislation provides for specific exclusions, including deletions of confidential victim data or personal files, any representations of minor exploitation, releases that would compromise active investigations or court proceedings and descriptions of fatality or exploitation.

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