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Donald Trump declared on Wednesday night that he had approved the legislation overwhelmingly passed by US legislators that directs the federal justice agency to disclose more records regarding Jeffrey Epstein, the deceased sex offender.

The move follows months of opposition from the leader and his backers in the legislature that divided his core constituency and caused divisions with various established backers.

Donald Trump had resisted disclosing the Epstein files, calling the issue a "fabrication" and railing against those who attempted to publish the files available, despite pledging their disclosure on the election circuit.

Nevertheless he altered his position in the past few days after it became apparent the legislative chamber would endorse the bill. Donald Trump commented: "We have nothing to hide".

The specifics remain uncertain what the agency will disclose in response to the bill – the bill details a range of possible documents that must be released, but allows exclusions for certain documents.

The President Endorses Legislation to Require Disclosure of Additional the financier Documents

The legislation calls for the top justice official to make unclassified related documents accessible to the public "available for online access", including all investigations into Jeffrey Epstein, his associate his accomplice, flight logs and travel records, people mentioned or identified in relation to his offenses, organizations that were tied to his trafficking or money operations, exemption arrangements and further court deals, internal communications about charging decisions, records of his confinement and demise, and particulars about possible record elimination.

The agency will have 30 days to turn over the files. The bill provides for specific exclusions, including deletions of victims' identifying information or personal files, any depictions of youth molestation, publications that would jeopardize ongoing inquiries or court proceedings and depictions of death or mistreatment.

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