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The US leader announced on Wednesday night that he had signed the measure decisively endorsed by Congress members that directs the justice department to release more documents related to the convicted sex offender, the late pedophile.

This action arrives after months of opposition from the chief executive and his backers in the legislature that fractured his Maga base and caused divisions with some of his longtime supporters.

The president had resisted disclosing the Epstein files, calling the situation a "false narrative" and railing against those who sought to release the documents public, even though pledging their disclosure on the campaign trail.

However he changed direction in the last week after it became apparent the House of Representatives would approve the legislation. Donald Trump commented: "There are no secrets".

The details are unknown what the department will disclose in following the measure – the legislation details a range of possible documents that need to be disclosed, but allows exclusions for some materials.

Trump Signs Bill to Compel Disclosure of Further Epstein Records

The legislation requires the top justice official to make public related records open for review "in an easily accessible digital format", encompassing every inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein, his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, travel documentation and movement logs, persons referenced or named in association with his crimes, organizations that were tied to his trafficking or financial networks, immunity deals and additional legal settlements, official correspondence about charging decisions, records of his detention and demise, and details about possible record elimination.

The justice department will have 30 days to submit the records. The bill contains some exceptions, such as deletions of personal details of victims or personal files, any representations of child sexual abuse, disclosures that would jeopardize ongoing inquiries or court proceedings and descriptions of demise or abuse.

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