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The President stated on late Wednesday that he had endorsed the legislation decisively endorsed by US legislators that instructs the Department of Justice to make public more files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the late child sexual abuser.

This action follows weeks of resistance from the president and his supporters in Congress that fractured his Maga base and created rifts with various established backers.

Donald Trump had resisted disclosing the Epstein documents, calling the matter a "hoax" and railing against those who attempted to publish the files available, notwithstanding vowing their publication on the election circuit.

Nevertheless he altered his position in recent days after it was evident the legislative chamber would approve the legislation. Trump said: "Everything is transparent".

The specifics remain uncertain what the department will make public in as a result of the legislation – the measure details a host of potential items that must be released, but includes exemptions for certain documents.

Donald Trump Signs Legislation to Require Publication of More Epstein Files

The bill calls for the attorney general to make non-classified Epstein-related records open for review "in a searchable and downloadable format", encompassing all investigations into Jeffrey Epstein, his associate his accomplice, travel documentation and movement logs, individuals cited or listed in relation to his offenses, institutions that were connected with his exploitation or financial networks, protection agreements and further court deals, official correspondence about legal actions, records of his confinement and demise, and information about possible record elimination.

The agency will have 30 days to turn over the documents. The measure provides for some exceptions, encompassing removals of personal details of victims or individual documents, any representations of youth molestation, releases that would endanger current examinations or court proceedings and depictions of fatality or abuse.

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