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Donald Trump declared on Wednesday night that he had approved the measure decisively endorsed by Congress members that instructs the justice department to release more files concerning the deceased financier, the late child sexual abuser.

This decision comes after weeks of pushback from the president and his backers in the legislature that divided his Maga base and generated conflicts with some of his longtime supporters.

The president had opposed releasing the Epstein files, calling the matter a "hoax" and condemning those who wanted to make the documents public, despite promising their publication on the campaign trail.

However he reversed course in the last week after it was evident the legislative chamber would endorse the legislation. Trump stated: "We have nothing to hide".

The specifics remain uncertain what the department will release in following the bill – the bill details a host of potential items that must be released, but provides exceptions for some materials.

The President Endorses Bill to Force Publication of Additional the financier Files

The measure requires the chief law enforcement officer to make unclassified Epstein-related files publicly available "in an easily accessible digital format", including all investigations into Jeffrey Epstein, his colleague his accomplice, aircraft records and travel records, persons cited or listed in relation to his crimes, institutions that were linked to his trafficking or financial networks, immunity deals and other plea agreements, organizational messages about charging decisions, records of his detention and death, and information about any file deletions.

The agency will have thirty days to submit the documents. The measure contains specific exclusions, including redactions of confidential victim data or personal files, any descriptions of child sexual abuse, publications that would compromise active investigations or prosecutions and representations of demise or abuse.

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