President Signs Bill to Release Further Epstein Documents Following Months of Opposition
The President declared on Wednesday evening that he had signed the measure resoundingly passed by US legislators that mandates the justice department to release more records related to the deceased financier, the dead sex offender.
The move follows weeks of pushback from the chief executive and his political allies in the legislature that split his Maga base and generated conflicts with some of his longtime supporters.
Trump had resisted disclosing the Epstein documents, calling the matter a "fabrication" and criticizing those who wanted to make the files available, notwithstanding promising their disclosure on the election circuit.
However he reversed course in the last week after it was evident the House would pass the legislation. The president said: "We have nothing to hide".
It's not clear what the justice department will release in response to the legislation – the measure outlines a host of potential items that should be made public, but allows exclusions for certain documents.
The President Approves Bill to Compel Disclosure of Additional Jeffrey Epstein Records
The legislation requires the top justice official to make unclassified Epstein-related documents open for review "in a searchable and downloadable format", encompassing every inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein, his colleague Maxwell, aircraft records and journey documentation, individuals cited or listed in relation to his offenses, institutions that were connected with his human trafficking or economic systems, exemption arrangements and further court deals, internal communications about charging decisions, records of his confinement and death, and details about possible record elimination.
The justice department will have 30 days to submit the documents. The measure includes some exceptions, such as deletions of personal details of victims or private records, any depictions of minor exploitation, releases that would jeopardize current examinations or prosecutions and depictions of demise or mistreatment.
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