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The US leader declared on Wednesday night that he had endorsed the bill resoundingly approved by US legislators that mandates the federal justice agency to disclose more documents regarding the convicted sex offender, the dead child sexual abuser.

This decision comes after an extended period of resistance from the president and his supporters in the legislature that fractured his political supporters and generated conflicts with some of his longtime supporters.

Trump had opposed disclosing the Epstein files, describing the matter a "fabrication" and condemning those who wanted to make the records accessible, even though promising their publication on the election circuit.

However he changed direction in recent days after it became apparent the House would pass the bill. Trump commented: "Everything is transparent".

The details are unknown what the justice department will disclose in response to the legislation – the legislation outlines a range of possible documents that must be released, but includes exemptions for some materials.

The President Signs Measure to Force Release of Additional Jeffrey Epstein Files

The legislation requires the attorney general to make non-classified related documents accessible to the public "in an easily accessible digital format", including every inquiry into Epstein, his colleague Ghislaine Maxwell, travel documentation and journey documentation, individuals mentioned or identified in relation to his offenses, institutions that were linked to his trafficking or money operations, protection agreements and further court deals, internal communications about legal actions, documentation of his confinement and death, and particulars about any file deletions.

The agency will have 30 days to turn over the files. The bill includes certain exemptions, including removals of victims' identifying information or personal files, any representations of youth molestation, publications that would endanger current examinations or legal cases and descriptions of demise or mistreatment.

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