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Donald Trump stated on late Wednesday that he had signed the legislation resoundingly approved by US legislators that mandates the Department of Justice to make public more records concerning Jeffrey Epstein, the late child sexual abuser.

This action follows months of resistance from the president and his political allies in the legislature that split his Maga base and created rifts with certain loyal followers.

Donald Trump had opposed disclosing the Epstein documents, describing the situation a "false narrative" and railing against those who attempted to publish the documents public, notwithstanding pledging their publication on the campaign trail.

But he reversed course in the past few days after it become clear the House of Representatives would endorse the measure. Trump commented: "There are no secrets".

The details are unknown what the justice department will disclose in following the legislation – the measure outlines a host of possible documents that must be released, but allows exclusions for specific records.

The President Signs Legislation to Require Release of More Jeffrey Epstein Records

The measure mandates the attorney general to make non-classified related documents accessible to the public "available for online access", including each examination into Epstein, his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, travel documentation and travel records, individuals referenced or named in association with his crimes, institutions that were connected with his exploitation or financial networks, exemption arrangements and other plea agreements, official correspondence about prosecution choices, records of his detention and passing, and details about possible record elimination.

The agency will have thirty days to provide the documents. The measure contains some exceptions, encompassing deletions of confidential victim data or personal files, any descriptions of child sexual abuse, disclosures that would jeopardize active investigations or prosecutions and depictions of fatality or exploitation.

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