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Donald Trump stated on Wednesday night that he had signed the bill resoundingly passed by US legislators that instructs the Department of Justice to make public more files regarding the convicted sex offender, the late child sexual abuser.

This decision follows weeks of pushback from the leader and his backers in the House and Senate that fractured his Maga base and caused divisions with certain loyal followers.

Trump had resisted disclosing the Epstein files, describing the issue a "fabrication" and railing against those who sought to release the documents public, even though promising their disclosure on the campaign trail.

Nevertheless he reversed course in recent days after it became apparent the House would endorse the legislation. The president said: "Everything is transparent".

The specifics remain uncertain what the agency will disclose in response to the bill – the legislation specifies a variety of various records that should be made public, but provides exceptions for certain documents.

Donald Trump Endorses Legislation to Force Release of Further Jeffrey Epstein Records

The bill calls for the chief law enforcement officer to make unclassified Epstein-related records accessible to the public "in a searchable and downloadable format", covering every inquiry into Epstein, his colleague Maxwell, flight logs and travel records, persons cited or listed in connection with his offenses, institutions that were tied to his exploitation or economic systems, immunity deals and additional legal settlements, official correspondence about legal actions, documentation of his detention and passing, and information about potential document destruction.

The agency will have thirty days to submit the documents. The bill includes specific exclusions, encompassing removals of victims' identifying information or private records, any descriptions of youth molestation, publications that would jeopardize ongoing inquiries or legal cases and descriptions of fatality or exploitation.

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