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Donald Trump announced on Wednesday night that he had approved the measure overwhelmingly passed by Congress members that instructs the federal justice agency to release more documents concerning Jeffrey Epstein, the deceased child sexual abuser.

The move comes after an extended period of pushback from the president and his supporters in the legislature that split his core constituency and generated conflicts with certain loyal followers.

Trump had opposed disclosing the Epstein documents, labeling the matter a "false narrative" and railing against those who attempted to publish the documents public, notwithstanding promising their release on the political campaign.

Nevertheless he altered his position in the past few days after it become clear the House of Representatives would pass the bill. Trump said: "Everything is transparent".

The specifics remain uncertain what the agency will make public in response to the bill – the legislation specifies a host of potential items that must be released, but provides exceptions for specific records.

The President Approves Bill to Require Release of Further the financier Records

The legislation mandates the attorney general to make public Epstein-connected files publicly available "available for online access", including each examination into Epstein, his associate Maxwell, flight logs and journey documentation, persons mentioned or identified in association with his offenses, entities that were tied to his exploitation or money operations, protection agreements and additional legal settlements, organizational messages about prosecution choices, documentation of his imprisonment and death, and particulars about potential document destruction.

The department will have one month to submit the files. The legislation includes certain exemptions, such as redactions of victims' identifying information or personal files, any descriptions of youth molestation, publications that would jeopardize current examinations or legal cases and depictions of death or mistreatment.

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