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The US leader declared on Wednesday night that he had signed the bill resoundingly passed by American lawmakers that directs the Department of Justice to make public more records related to Jeffrey Epstein, the dead sex offender.

This action follows months of resistance from the chief executive and his supporters in the legislature that divided his core constituency and generated conflicts with certain loyal followers.

Donald Trump had fought against disclosing the Epstein documents, describing the situation a "fabrication" and criticizing those who wanted to make the files available, notwithstanding pledging their release on the campaign trail.

But he reversed course in the past few days after it became apparent the legislative chamber would approve the bill. Donald Trump stated: "Everything is transparent".

It's not clear what the department will make public in following the legislation – the bill specifies a range of various records that should be made public, but includes exemptions for certain documents.

The President Signs Measure to Require Disclosure of Further the financier Records

The bill mandates the chief law enforcement officer to make unclassified Epstein-connected records accessible to the public "in a searchable and downloadable format", encompassing all investigations into Epstein, his associate his accomplice, travel documentation and movement logs, people cited or listed in association with his crimes, entities that were linked to his exploitation or financial networks, exemption arrangements and other plea agreements, internal communications about legal actions, evidence of his imprisonment and demise, and particulars about potential document destruction.

The department will have thirty days to provide the documents. The legislation contains specific exclusions, such as removals of personal details of victims or individual documents, any depictions of youth molestation, releases that would jeopardize ongoing inquiries or court proceedings and depictions of fatality or exploitation.

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