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The President announced on late Wednesday that he had endorsed the measure overwhelmingly passed by American lawmakers that mandates the Department of Justice to disclose more documents regarding the deceased financier, the late child sexual abuser.

This decision follows an extended period of pushback from the leader and his backers in Congress that split his Maga base and caused divisions with some of his longtime supporters.

Donald Trump had fought against making public the Epstein documents, calling the situation a "false narrative" and railing against those who wanted to make the records accessible, even though vowing their disclosure on the election circuit.

Nevertheless he altered his position in the last week after it was evident the House of Representatives would approve the bill. The president said: "There are no secrets".

The details are unknown what the justice department will make public in as a result of the measure – the legislation specifies a variety of various records that must be released, but allows exclusions for some materials.

Donald Trump Signs Bill to Require Release of Additional Epstein Records

The measure calls for the attorney general to make non-classified Epstein-related records publicly available "available for online access", including every inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein, his associate Maxwell, aircraft records and journey documentation, people mentioned or identified in connection with his crimes, entities that were tied to his exploitation or economic systems, exemption arrangements and further court deals, official correspondence about legal actions, records of his imprisonment and demise, and particulars about any file deletions.

The department will have one month to provide the records. The legislation provides for specific exclusions, encompassing deletions of confidential victim data or personal files, any depictions of minor exploitation, publications that would jeopardize ongoing inquiries or prosecutions and depictions of death or exploitation.

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