Chief Executive Approves Measure to Disclose Additional Epstein Records Following Period of Pushback
Donald Trump declared on late Wednesday that he had signed the measure decisively passed by American lawmakers that mandates the Department of Justice to make public more records related to the deceased financier, the late pedophile.
This action comes after an extended period of resistance from the chief executive and his backers in the House and Senate that fractured his core constituency and created rifts with some of his longtime supporters.
The president had resisted making public the Epstein documents, describing the situation a "fabrication" and railing against those who wanted to make the records accessible, despite promising their disclosure on the election circuit.
However he changed direction in recent days after it was evident the House of Representatives would endorse the measure. The president commented: "There are no secrets".
The details are unknown what the department will release in following the measure – the bill details a host of potential items that must be released, but includes exemptions for some materials.
The President Endorses Bill to Force Disclosure of Further Jeffrey Epstein Documents
The measure requires the chief law enforcement officer to make non-classified related files open for review "in a searchable and downloadable format", covering every inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein, his colleague his accomplice, flight logs and journey documentation, individuals cited or listed in connection with his offenses, organizations that were connected with his human trafficking or money operations, immunity deals and other plea agreements, internal communications about charging decisions, records of his imprisonment and death, and information about possible record elimination.
The department will have thirty days to submit the documents. The legislation contains specific exclusions, encompassing deletions of victims' identifying information or personal files, any depictions of child sexual abuse, releases that would jeopardize active investigations or legal cases and depictions of demise or mistreatment.
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