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The President announced on Wednesday night that he had endorsed the measure overwhelmingly endorsed by US legislators that directs the Department of Justice to make public more files concerning Jeffrey Epstein, the dead child sexual abuser.

The move follows weeks of opposition from the president and his backers in the House and Senate that fractured his political supporters and created rifts with some of his longtime supporters.

Donald Trump had opposed releasing the Epstein files, describing the matter a "fabrication" and railing against those who attempted to publish the documents public, even though promising their disclosure on the election circuit.

But he changed direction in the last week after it became apparent the House would endorse the measure. The president said: "Everything is transparent".

The details are unknown what the agency will make public in following the bill – the bill details a range of potential items that must be released, but includes exemptions for some materials.

The President Signs Bill to Compel Disclosure of Additional the financier Files

The legislation requires the attorney general to make unclassified Epstein-connected files open for review "available for online access", encompassing all investigations into Jeffrey Epstein, his associate Maxwell, aircraft records and movement logs, persons cited or listed in connection with his offenses, entities that were connected with his human trafficking or economic systems, protection agreements and other plea agreements, internal communications about legal actions, evidence of his imprisonment and passing, and information about any file deletions.

The justice department will have 30 days to submit the documents. The bill contains some exceptions, encompassing removals of confidential victim data or personal files, any depictions of child sexual abuse, releases that would jeopardize active investigations or legal cases and descriptions of fatality or exploitation.

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