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The US leader announced on Wednesday evening that he had endorsed the legislation overwhelmingly passed by US legislators that directs the justice department to disclose more documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, the late child sexual abuser.

This action follows weeks of pushback from the leader and his supporters in the legislature that split his Maga base and created rifts with some of his longtime supporters.

Donald Trump had fought against making public the Epstein files, calling the issue a "false narrative" and condemning those who sought to release the files available, even though promising their publication on the election circuit.

However he reversed course in recent days after it was evident the House of Representatives would approve the bill. Trump said: "We have nothing to hide".

It's not clear what the department will make public in as a result of the legislation – the bill specifies a range of potential items that must be released, but provides exceptions for some materials.

Donald Trump Approves Bill to Force Disclosure of More the financier Documents

The bill calls for the attorney general to make non-classified Epstein-connected files accessible to the public "in a searchable and downloadable format", encompassing each examination into Jeffrey Epstein, his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, aircraft records and journey documentation, people cited or listed in relation to his offenses, organizations that were connected with his human trafficking or financial networks, exemption arrangements and additional legal settlements, internal communications about prosecution choices, documentation of his detention and demise, and information about any file deletions.

The justice department will have thirty days to submit the records. The measure provides for certain exemptions, encompassing deletions of confidential victim data or individual documents, any depictions of child sexual abuse, releases that would compromise ongoing inquiries or legal cases and depictions of demise or mistreatment.

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