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The US leader declared on Wednesday night that he had approved the bill decisively approved by Congress members that mandates the justice department to make public more records regarding the deceased financier, the deceased sex offender.

This decision comes after an extended period of pushback from the president and his supporters in Congress that divided his core constituency and created rifts with various established backers.

Donald Trump had resisted releasing the Epstein documents, calling the matter a "false narrative" and criticizing those who attempted to publish the records accessible, despite promising their disclosure on the campaign trail.

But he reversed course in the last week after it was evident the House would approve the legislation. The president said: "Everything is transparent".

It's not clear what the department will make public in following the measure – the bill outlines a range of possible documents that must be released, but includes exemptions for specific records.

Trump Endorses Bill to Require Disclosure of Further Jeffrey Epstein Records

The measure requires the chief law enforcement officer to make unclassified related files publicly available "available for online access", encompassing every inquiry into Epstein, his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, aircraft records and journey documentation, persons referenced or named in association with his crimes, institutions that were connected with his trafficking or financial networks, protection agreements and other plea agreements, internal communications about charging decisions, evidence of his imprisonment and demise, and particulars about possible record elimination.

The department will have 30 days to submit the documents. The legislation includes some exceptions, such as removals of confidential victim data or individual documents, any representations of child sexual abuse, releases that would jeopardize active investigations or court proceedings and descriptions of fatality or mistreatment.

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