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Donald Trump declared on Wednesday night that he had signed the bill resoundingly approved by American lawmakers that directs the Department of Justice to make public more records related to the convicted sex offender, the dead pedophile.

This decision comes after weeks of resistance from the chief executive and his political allies in the legislature that split his core constituency and created rifts with some of his longtime supporters.

The president had resisted releasing the Epstein documents, labeling the issue a "false narrative" and condemning those who attempted to publish the documents public, even though pledging their disclosure on the political campaign.

But he changed direction in the last week after it was evident the House would pass the measure. Donald Trump stated: "Everything is transparent".

The specifics remain uncertain what the agency will disclose in as a result of the measure – the bill specifies a range of potential items that should be made public, but provides exceptions for some materials.

The President Approves Bill to Force Disclosure of Additional Jeffrey Epstein Records

The bill calls for the top justice official to make unclassified related documents accessible to the public "in an easily accessible digital format", including all investigations into Jeffrey Epstein, his colleague Maxwell, aircraft records and travel records, persons referenced or named in association with his offenses, entities that were tied to his human trafficking or financial networks, exemption arrangements and additional legal settlements, organizational messages about charging decisions, evidence of his detention and demise, and details about any file deletions.

The department will have one month to turn over the files. The bill includes specific exclusions, including removals of victims' identifying information or personal files, any descriptions of youth molestation, publications that would compromise active investigations or prosecutions and representations of death or mistreatment.

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