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Donald Trump declared on Wednesday night that he had endorsed the bill resoundingly approved by American lawmakers that directs the justice department to release more documents concerning Jeffrey Epstein, the late child sexual abuser.

This decision arrives after an extended period of resistance from the president and his supporters in Congress that fractured his political supporters and caused divisions with some of his longtime supporters.

Donald Trump had opposed disclosing the related records, calling the situation a "hoax" and condemning those who attempted to publish the records accessible, notwithstanding vowing their release on the political campaign.

However he altered his position in recent days after it become clear the House of Representatives would endorse the measure. Trump commented: "Everything is transparent".

The specifics remain uncertain what the agency will make public in as a result of the measure – the legislation specifies a host of possible documents that must be released, but allows exclusions for some materials.

The President Approves Measure to Require Disclosure of Further Epstein Files

The legislation requires the chief law enforcement officer to make unclassified Epstein-related documents publicly available "available for online access", encompassing each examination into Jeffrey Epstein, his associate his accomplice, flight logs and travel records, individuals referenced or named in relation to his offenses, institutions that were linked to his trafficking or financial networks, exemption arrangements and other plea agreements, internal communications about prosecution choices, documentation of his confinement and death, and particulars about potential document destruction.

The department will have one month to submit the files. The legislation contains specific exclusions, such as redactions of confidential victim data or individual documents, any depictions of child sexual abuse, disclosures that would compromise active investigations or legal cases and representations of fatality or exploitation.

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