President Approves Legislation to Release Additional Jeffrey Epstein Files After Period of Opposition
The President announced on Wednesday night that he had signed the legislation resoundingly passed by US legislators that instructs the justice department to make public more records regarding the convicted sex offender, the deceased child sexual abuser.
The move follows weeks of opposition from the chief executive and his backers in Congress that fractured his political supporters and generated conflicts with some of his longtime supporters.
Donald Trump had fought against disclosing the Epstein documents, calling the matter a "hoax" and railing against those who wanted to make the files available, notwithstanding pledging their release on the political campaign.
However he changed direction in recent days after it become clear the House of Representatives would pass the bill. Donald Trump said: "Everything is transparent".
The specifics remain uncertain what the agency will release in following the measure – the measure specifies a range of possible documents that must be released, but provides exceptions for specific records.
Donald Trump Approves Bill to Compel Publication of Further Jeffrey Epstein Files
The legislation requires the chief law enforcement officer to make non-classified Epstein-related files accessible to the public "available for online access", covering all investigations into Epstein, his associate Maxwell, aircraft records and travel records, persons cited or listed in connection with his crimes, institutions that were connected with his trafficking or economic systems, protection agreements and additional legal settlements, official correspondence about legal actions, records of his detention and demise, and details about any file deletions.
The justice department will have one month to submit the documents. The bill contains some exceptions, including redactions of victims' identifying information or personal files, any representations of youth molestation, disclosures that would jeopardize ongoing inquiries or court proceedings and depictions of fatality or exploitation.
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