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The US leader declared on Wednesday night that he had endorsed the bill decisively approved by Congress members that mandates the federal justice agency to release more documents regarding Jeffrey Epstein, the deceased pedophile.

The move follows an extended period of resistance from the president and his backers in Congress that divided his core constituency and caused divisions with some of his longtime supporters.

Trump had opposed disclosing the Epstein documents, calling the situation a "hoax" and condemning those who attempted to publish the records accessible, even though promising their publication on the election circuit.

Nevertheless he altered his position in recent days after it become clear the legislative chamber would pass the bill. Donald Trump commented: "There are no secrets".

It's not clear what the agency will make public in as a result of the bill – the legislation specifies a range of various records that must be released, but allows exclusions for specific records.

The President Endorses Bill to Compel Disclosure of Further Jeffrey Epstein Documents

The bill mandates the chief law enforcement officer to make unclassified related documents open for review "in a searchable and downloadable format", covering every inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein, his associate Maxwell, travel documentation and movement logs, people mentioned or identified in relation to his illegal activities, institutions that were connected with his human trafficking or financial networks, exemption arrangements and other plea agreements, organizational messages about charging decisions, evidence of his detention and demise, and details about any file deletions.

The justice department will have thirty days to submit the files. The measure includes certain exemptions, encompassing deletions of victims' identifying information or private records, any representations of minor exploitation, publications that would jeopardize active investigations or court proceedings and representations of fatality or exploitation.

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