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The US leader declared on Wednesday evening that he had approved the legislation resoundingly endorsed by Congress members that instructs the Department of Justice to disclose more records regarding Jeffrey Epstein, the dead pedophile.

This action follows an extended period of resistance from the president and his political allies in the House and Senate that divided his core constituency and caused divisions with some of his longtime supporters.

Donald Trump had fought against making public the Epstein documents, calling the matter a "fabrication" and condemning those who sought to release the records accessible, notwithstanding vowing their disclosure on the campaign trail.

However he altered his position in recent days after it was evident the House would approve the legislation. Trump commented: "We have nothing to hide".

The specifics remain uncertain what the justice department will make public in following the bill – the measure details a host of possible documents that should be made public, but allows exclusions for some materials.

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The measure requires the attorney general to make public Epstein-connected files accessible to the public "available for online access", covering each examination into Epstein, his colleague Ghislaine Maxwell, flight logs and journey documentation, individuals cited or listed in association with his crimes, organizations that were linked to his trafficking or financial networks, protection agreements and other plea agreements, official correspondence about prosecution choices, documentation of his detention and demise, and information about potential document destruction.

The justice department will have thirty days to submit the files. The measure contains some exceptions, encompassing redactions of victims' identifying information or individual documents, any descriptions of youth molestation, disclosures that would compromise active investigations or prosecutions and representations of demise or exploitation.

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