President Approves Measure to Release More Epstein Records Following Months of Opposition
Donald Trump declared on Wednesday evening that he had approved the legislation decisively passed by American lawmakers that instructs the federal justice agency to make public more records concerning Jeffrey Epstein, the late sex offender.
The move follows months of resistance from the president and his supporters in the legislature that split his political supporters and created rifts with certain loyal followers.
Trump had fought against making public the Epstein documents, labeling the matter a "hoax" and criticizing those who wanted to make the files available, even though vowing their release on the political campaign.
But he altered his position in the last week after it became apparent the House of Representatives would approve the bill. Donald Trump said: "Everything is transparent".
The details are unknown what the agency will disclose in as a result of the bill – the bill outlines a range of various records that need to be disclosed, but allows exclusions for specific records.
The President Approves Bill to Force Release of Further Jeffrey Epstein Files
The bill calls for the attorney general to make unclassified Epstein-related files publicly available "available for online access", encompassing every inquiry into Epstein, his colleague Maxwell, aircraft records and movement logs, individuals cited or listed in relation to his offenses, organizations that were tied to his exploitation or financial networks, immunity deals and other plea agreements, organizational messages about prosecution choices, records of his detention and death, and information about possible record elimination.
The agency will have one month to provide the files. The bill provides for some exceptions, encompassing removals of victims' identifying information or private records, any descriptions of minor exploitation, disclosures that would endanger current examinations or court proceedings and depictions of death or mistreatment.
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