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Donald Trump announced on Wednesday night that he had signed the bill resoundingly approved by Congress members that mandates the Department of Justice to release more records related to Jeffrey Epstein, the dead child sexual abuser.

The move follows months of pushback from the leader and his backers in Congress that fractured his Maga base and generated conflicts with certain loyal followers.

Donald Trump had fought against making public the Epstein documents, describing the issue a "hoax" and railing against those who wanted to make the files available, notwithstanding vowing their publication on the political campaign.

But he changed direction in the past few days after it become clear the House would pass the bill. Donald Trump commented: "There are no secrets".

The specifics remain uncertain what the justice department will make public in following the bill – the legislation details a range of potential items that should be made public, but includes exemptions for certain documents.

Donald Trump Approves Legislation to Force Release of Further Epstein Documents

The bill calls for the chief law enforcement officer to make non-classified Epstein-connected files open for review "available for online access", covering every inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein, his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, aircraft records and travel records, persons cited or listed in relation to his illegal activities, entities that were linked to his exploitation or financial networks, immunity deals and further court deals, organizational messages about prosecution choices, documentation of his imprisonment and demise, and information about potential document destruction.

The department will have one month to provide the files. The measure includes specific exclusions, including redactions of personal details of victims or individual documents, any representations of minor exploitation, releases that would compromise ongoing inquiries or legal cases and depictions of fatality or exploitation.

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