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The President declared on Wednesday night that he had signed the measure resoundingly passed by Congress members that mandates the Department of Justice to make public more files regarding Jeffrey Epstein, the dead sex offender.

The move follows an extended period of opposition from the leader and his backers in the legislature that fractured his political supporters and created rifts with certain loyal followers.

The president had resisted making public the related records, labeling the matter a "fabrication" and railing against those who wanted to make the documents public, notwithstanding vowing their release on the political campaign.

Nevertheless he reversed course in the past few days after it became apparent the legislative chamber would approve the legislation. Trump said: "There are no secrets".

The details are unknown what the department will disclose in following the bill – the bill specifies a range of possible documents that should be made public, but allows exclusions for certain documents.

Trump Endorses Measure to Compel Disclosure of More Jeffrey Epstein Records

The legislation requires the chief law enforcement officer to make non-classified related records open for review "in a searchable and downloadable format", covering every inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein, his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, flight logs and travel records, persons cited or listed in association with his offenses, entities that were linked to his exploitation or money operations, exemption arrangements and other plea agreements, organizational messages about prosecution choices, records of his imprisonment and demise, and information about any file deletions.

The department will have thirty days to submit the records. The legislation contains specific exclusions, encompassing redactions of confidential victim data or individual documents, any representations of minor exploitation, releases that would jeopardize active investigations or court proceedings and depictions of fatality or exploitation.

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