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The President announced on Wednesday evening that he had approved the measure resoundingly endorsed by US legislators that instructs the justice department to disclose more records concerning Jeffrey Epstein, the dead child sexual abuser.

This action comes after weeks of resistance from the president and his political allies in the legislature that fractured his political supporters and caused divisions with various established backers.

Trump had resisted releasing the Epstein files, labeling the matter a "hoax" and condemning those who wanted to make the files available, despite pledging their release on the political campaign.

But he reversed course in the past few days after it become clear the House of Representatives would approve the measure. Donald Trump said: "We have nothing to hide".

The specifics remain uncertain what the agency will disclose in following the bill – the measure outlines a range of potential items that must be released, but provides exceptions for certain documents.

Donald Trump Signs Bill to Compel Disclosure of Further Epstein Files

The measure mandates the top justice official to make public related records publicly available "in a searchable and downloadable format", encompassing every inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein, his associate Maxwell, travel documentation and journey documentation, people cited or listed in connection with his offenses, entities that were linked to his exploitation or money operations, exemption arrangements and other plea agreements, organizational messages about prosecution choices, evidence of his detention and demise, and details about potential document destruction.

The justice department will have one month to submit the documents. The measure contains some exceptions, such as redactions of victims' identifying information or personal files, any representations of youth molestation, releases that would compromise current examinations or legal cases and descriptions of fatality or mistreatment.

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