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The President announced on Wednesday evening that he had signed the bill overwhelmingly passed by Congress members that directs the federal justice agency to make public more files concerning the deceased financier, the late pedophile.

This action comes after weeks of opposition from the president and his backers in the legislature that fractured his Maga base and caused divisions with some of his longtime supporters.

The president had opposed releasing the Epstein files, labeling the issue a "hoax" and condemning those who attempted to publish the records accessible, despite promising their publication on the campaign trail.

However he reversed course in the last week after it become clear the House of Representatives would endorse the measure. Trump commented: "We have nothing to hide".

The specifics remain uncertain what the department will release in response to the measure – the measure specifies a variety of possible documents that should be made public, but allows exclusions for some materials.

The President Approves Legislation to Require Publication of Further Epstein Files

The legislation mandates the top justice official to make non-classified Epstein-related files publicly available "in an easily accessible digital format", encompassing each examination into Epstein, his associate his accomplice, aircraft records and journey documentation, people referenced or named in association with his illegal activities, organizations that were linked to his trafficking or financial networks, exemption arrangements and additional legal settlements, organizational messages about charging decisions, evidence of his confinement and demise, and particulars about possible record elimination.

The justice department will have one month to submit the files. The legislation contains certain exemptions, encompassing redactions of personal details of victims or individual documents, any descriptions of youth molestation, disclosures that would endanger ongoing inquiries or court proceedings and depictions of death or exploitation.

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