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The US leader declared on late Wednesday that he had approved the measure resoundingly passed by US legislators that instructs the justice department to release more documents regarding Jeffrey Epstein, the deceased sex offender.

The move comes after weeks of pushback from the chief executive and his supporters in Congress that divided his core constituency and caused divisions with certain loyal followers.

Trump had fought against releasing the Epstein files, calling the matter a "hoax" and railing against those who attempted to publish the records accessible, despite promising their disclosure on the campaign trail.

But he reversed course in the past few days after it was evident the House of Representatives would approve the legislation. The president stated: "There are no secrets".

It's not clear what the agency will disclose in response to the measure – the legislation details a variety of various records that should be made public, but allows exclusions for some materials.

The President Endorses Legislation to Require Disclosure of Further Jeffrey Epstein Documents

The measure requires the top justice official to make unclassified related files publicly available "in a searchable and downloadable format", including all investigations into Epstein, his associate Maxwell, flight logs and movement logs, people mentioned or identified in association with his offenses, organizations that were tied to his human trafficking or financial networks, protection agreements and further court deals, organizational messages about legal actions, documentation of his confinement and passing, and particulars about potential document destruction.

The department will have 30 days to turn over the records. The measure contains certain exemptions, encompassing removals of confidential victim data or individual documents, any depictions of minor exploitation, releases that would jeopardize ongoing inquiries or court proceedings and depictions of death or exploitation.

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