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The President announced on Wednesday evening that he had approved the legislation resoundingly passed by Congress members that instructs the justice department to make public more records concerning Jeffrey Epstein, the deceased child sexual abuser.

This action comes after months of opposition from the leader and his backers in the House and Senate that divided his core constituency and generated conflicts with certain loyal followers.

Donald Trump had opposed releasing the related records, describing the matter a "fabrication" and condemning those who sought to release the files available, notwithstanding pledging their disclosure on the election circuit.

However he reversed course in the past few days after it become clear the legislative chamber would approve the bill. Donald Trump said: "Everything is transparent".

The specifics remain uncertain what the justice department will disclose in response to the measure – the measure outlines a variety of potential items that need to be disclosed, but includes exemptions for certain documents.

Trump Endorses Legislation to Force Release of Further Jeffrey Epstein Files

The measure calls for the top justice official to make non-classified Epstein-related files publicly available "in an easily accessible digital format", including every inquiry into Epstein, his associate his accomplice, flight logs and movement logs, individuals referenced or named in association with his illegal activities, organizations that were linked to his trafficking or economic systems, immunity deals and additional legal settlements, internal communications about charging decisions, evidence of his imprisonment and death, and information about potential document destruction.

The department will have 30 days to turn over the files. The measure provides for certain exemptions, encompassing redactions of personal details of victims or individual documents, any representations of child sexual abuse, publications that would endanger active investigations or court proceedings and depictions of death or abuse.

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