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The US leader declared on late Wednesday that he had signed the legislation decisively approved by Congress members that instructs the justice department to disclose more files concerning the deceased financier, the late sex offender.

This action comes after weeks of pushback from the president and his political allies in the House and Senate that split his Maga base and generated conflicts with various established backers.

The president had opposed releasing the related records, describing the situation a "hoax" and condemning those who sought to release the records accessible, even though promising their publication on the campaign trail.

Nevertheless he reversed course in the last week after it was evident the legislative chamber would approve the bill. Trump commented: "There are no secrets".

The details are unknown what the justice department will disclose in as a result of the bill – the bill outlines a host of various records that should be made public, but provides exceptions for some materials.

The President Signs Measure to Force Disclosure of More the financier Files

The bill mandates the chief law enforcement officer to make unclassified Epstein-related files open for review "in a searchable and downloadable format", including all investigations into Jeffrey Epstein, his colleague his accomplice, travel documentation and journey documentation, individuals cited or listed in association with his offenses, institutions that were connected with his exploitation or financial networks, exemption arrangements and other plea agreements, internal communications about legal actions, documentation of his imprisonment and passing, and details about any file deletions.

The department will have one month to provide the records. The legislation contains specific exclusions, such as deletions of confidential victim data or individual documents, any depictions of child sexual abuse, disclosures that would endanger active investigations or prosecutions and representations of death or abuse.

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