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The US leader announced on late Wednesday that he had approved the bill resoundingly endorsed by American lawmakers that instructs the Department of Justice to release more records concerning Jeffrey Epstein, the dead sex offender.

This decision arrives after months of resistance from the leader and his backers in the legislature that fractured his core constituency and created rifts with various established backers.

The president had fought against disclosing the Epstein files, describing the issue a "false narrative" and criticizing those who wanted to make the documents public, despite pledging their publication on the campaign trail.

Nevertheless he reversed course in the past few days after it became apparent the House would pass the bill. Donald Trump stated: "There are no secrets".

It's not clear what the agency will disclose in following the legislation – the bill outlines a host of potential items that need to be disclosed, but allows exclusions for certain documents.

Donald Trump Endorses Bill to Compel Publication of Additional Jeffrey Epstein Files

The measure mandates the top justice official to make unclassified Epstein-related records accessible to the public "available for online access", including every inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein, his colleague his accomplice, flight logs and journey documentation, persons referenced or named in connection with his illegal activities, institutions that were tied to his trafficking or money operations, protection agreements and further court deals, organizational messages about prosecution choices, documentation of his detention and death, and particulars about possible record elimination.

The department will have 30 days to submit the records. The legislation includes certain exemptions, encompassing redactions of victims' identifying information or personal files, any depictions of youth molestation, releases that would jeopardize ongoing inquiries or prosecutions and representations of death or exploitation.

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