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Donald Trump stated on late Wednesday that he had endorsed the measure overwhelmingly approved by US legislators that mandates the Department of Justice to disclose more files concerning the convicted sex offender, the late pedophile.

This action follows an extended period of pushback from the chief executive and his backers in the House and Senate that fractured his core constituency and generated conflicts with certain loyal followers.

The president had resisted making public the Epstein documents, describing the matter a "fabrication" and railing against those who attempted to publish the files available, even though vowing their release on the campaign trail.

But he changed direction in the last week after it become clear the House of Representatives would approve the legislation. Donald Trump commented: "We have nothing to hide".

The details are unknown what the justice department will release in following the measure – the bill specifies a host of various records that need to be disclosed, but allows exclusions for specific records.

Donald Trump Approves Bill to Force Publication of Further Jeffrey Epstein Documents

The legislation requires the attorney general to make unclassified Epstein-connected documents open for review "available for online access", covering all investigations into Jeffrey Epstein, his colleague Ghislaine Maxwell, flight logs and journey documentation, individuals mentioned or identified in connection with his crimes, institutions that were connected with his exploitation or money operations, immunity deals and further court deals, official correspondence about prosecution choices, documentation of his imprisonment and death, and information about potential document destruction.

The justice department will have one month to submit the files. The bill provides for certain exemptions, including deletions of personal details of victims or personal files, any descriptions of minor exploitation, publications that would jeopardize current examinations or prosecutions and representations of demise or exploitation.

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