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The President announced on late Wednesday that he had signed the measure overwhelmingly approved by American lawmakers that mandates the Department of Justice to make public more documents concerning Jeffrey Epstein, the deceased sex offender.

This action follows an extended period of pushback from the president and his backers in the legislature that fractured his core constituency and generated conflicts with various established backers.

The president had resisted making public the Epstein files, calling the issue a "hoax" and railing against those who attempted to publish the documents public, even though pledging their publication on the election circuit.

However he changed direction in the last week after it become clear the House of Representatives would endorse the measure. The president stated: "We have nothing to hide".

It's not clear what the agency will make public in following the measure – the measure outlines a host of potential items that should be made public, but allows exclusions for certain documents.

Donald Trump Endorses Bill to Require Publication of Additional Jeffrey Epstein Records

The legislation mandates the attorney general to make public Epstein-related records accessible to the public "available for online access", encompassing every inquiry into Epstein, his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, aircraft records and journey documentation, persons cited or listed in relation to his offenses, institutions that were connected with his exploitation or money operations, immunity deals and additional legal settlements, official correspondence about prosecution choices, records of his detention and death, and particulars about potential document destruction.

The justice department will have one month to submit the documents. The bill provides for certain exemptions, including removals of personal details of victims or individual documents, any depictions of child sexual abuse, disclosures that would endanger current examinations or court proceedings and representations of demise or abuse.

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