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The US leader declared on Wednesday evening that he had signed the measure decisively approved by Congress members that instructs the federal justice agency to make public more files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the dead pedophile.

This decision arrives after weeks of opposition from the president and his political allies in the House and Senate that divided his political supporters and caused divisions with certain loyal followers.

The president had fought against making public the related records, calling the issue a "fabrication" and railing against those who wanted to make the documents public, notwithstanding promising their publication on the campaign trail.

But he changed direction in the past few days after it was evident the House of Representatives would endorse the legislation. The president stated: "Everything is transparent".

The details are unknown what the justice department will release in response to the bill – the measure details a range of possible documents that need to be disclosed, but includes exemptions for certain documents.

The President Signs Measure to Require Disclosure of Further the financier Records

The bill mandates the top justice official to make unclassified Epstein-related files accessible to the public "in a searchable and downloadable format", covering each examination into Jeffrey Epstein, his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, aircraft records and travel records, individuals referenced or named in relation to his offenses, institutions that were tied to his trafficking or economic systems, immunity deals and other plea agreements, organizational messages about prosecution choices, evidence of his detention and demise, and information about possible record elimination.

The agency will have 30 days to turn over the files. The legislation includes certain exemptions, including redactions of victims' identifying information or private records, any representations of child sexual abuse, releases that would jeopardize current examinations or court proceedings and descriptions of demise or mistreatment.

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