Chief Executive Endorses Bill to Release More Epstein Documents Following Months of Pushback
Donald Trump declared on late Wednesday that he had approved the bill resoundingly passed by US legislators that instructs the Department of Justice to release more documents regarding the deceased financier, the dead child sexual abuser.
The move comes after months of resistance from the president and his backers in Congress that divided his political supporters and caused divisions with certain loyal followers.
Donald Trump had opposed releasing the Epstein files, describing the issue a "hoax" and criticizing those who attempted to publish the records accessible, even though vowing their disclosure on the campaign trail.
However he reversed course in recent days after it become clear the House of Representatives would approve the measure. Trump said: "We have nothing to hide".
It's not clear what the department will release in following the measure – the bill details a variety of potential items that need to be disclosed, but allows exclusions for some materials.
Trump Endorses Bill to Compel Publication of More Epstein Documents
The legislation calls for the chief law enforcement officer to make public related records publicly available "available for online access", covering every inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein, his associate Maxwell, flight logs and travel records, persons mentioned or identified in connection with his offenses, institutions that were connected with his exploitation or financial networks, exemption arrangements and additional legal settlements, organizational messages about charging decisions, records of his confinement and passing, and information about any file deletions.
The department will have thirty days to provide the records. The measure contains specific exclusions, including removals of personal details of victims or individual documents, any representations of youth molestation, releases that would compromise current examinations or prosecutions and depictions of demise or mistreatment.
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