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The President announced on late Wednesday that he had approved the measure overwhelmingly endorsed by US legislators that directs the Department of Justice to make public more records concerning Jeffrey Epstein, the late child sexual abuser.

This action comes after weeks of opposition from the president and his backers in the House and Senate that fractured his political supporters and created rifts with some of his longtime supporters.

The president had fought against making public the related records, labeling the issue a "false narrative" and criticizing those who attempted to publish the records accessible, notwithstanding vowing their release on the campaign trail.

However he reversed course in the last week after it became apparent the legislative chamber would pass the measure. Trump commented: "Everything is transparent".

It's not clear what the justice department will release in as a result of the bill – the bill details a range of various records that must be released, but includes exemptions for specific records.

Trump Approves Measure to Force Disclosure of Additional the financier Records

The bill mandates the top justice official to make non-classified related files accessible to the public "in an easily accessible digital format", covering all investigations into Jeffrey Epstein, his associate Maxwell, aircraft records and journey documentation, individuals mentioned or identified in connection with his illegal activities, institutions that were connected with his trafficking or financial networks, immunity deals and further court deals, internal communications about charging decisions, documentation of his imprisonment and demise, and information about possible record elimination.

The justice department will have thirty days to provide the records. The measure provides for certain exemptions, such as redactions of confidential victim data or personal files, any representations of child sexual abuse, disclosures that would endanger ongoing inquiries or prosecutions and representations of demise or abuse.

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