President Endorses Legislation to Disclose More Epstein Records After Period of Opposition
The President declared on Wednesday night that he had signed the bill resoundingly passed by American lawmakers that directs the Department of Justice to make public more files concerning Jeffrey Epstein, the dead pedophile.
The move follows months of pushback from the leader and his political allies in the House and Senate that split his political supporters and created rifts with certain loyal followers.
The president had resisted releasing the Epstein documents, describing the matter a "hoax" and criticizing those who wanted to make the records accessible, even though vowing their publication on the political campaign.
But he changed direction in the last week after it become clear the House of Representatives would pass the measure. The president stated: "Everything is transparent".
It's not clear what the agency will disclose in as a result of the measure – the bill details a host of possible documents that need to be disclosed, but allows exclusions for some materials.
Donald Trump Approves Legislation to Force Disclosure of Further Epstein Files
The bill calls for the chief law enforcement officer to make unclassified Epstein-connected files open for review "available for online access", covering all investigations into Jeffrey Epstein, his associate his accomplice, aircraft records and movement logs, persons cited or listed in association with his offenses, organizations that were connected with his trafficking or financial networks, immunity deals and additional legal settlements, organizational messages about legal actions, documentation of his imprisonment and death, and particulars about any file deletions.
The justice department will have thirty days to turn over the documents. The legislation provides for some exceptions, including redactions of personal details of victims or personal files, any representations of youth molestation, disclosures that would endanger active investigations or legal cases and depictions of death or exploitation.
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