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The US leader declared on late Wednesday that he had signed the bill resoundingly endorsed by US legislators that instructs the justice department to release more files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the deceased pedophile.

This decision follows months of resistance from the chief executive and his supporters in Congress that split his political supporters and caused divisions with various established backers.

Trump had opposed disclosing the Epstein files, labeling the matter a "fabrication" and railing against those who wanted to make the documents public, despite pledging their release on the political campaign.

However he altered his position in the past few days after it was evident the legislative chamber would endorse the bill. Donald Trump said: "Everything is transparent".

The details are unknown what the department will release in response to the measure – the measure details a range of various records that should be made public, but includes exemptions for some materials.

Donald Trump Endorses Measure to Compel Publication of More Jeffrey Epstein Files

The bill requires the top justice official to make non-classified Epstein-connected documents accessible to the public "available for online access", covering all investigations into Epstein, his associate his accomplice, travel documentation and travel records, individuals mentioned or identified in relation to his crimes, institutions that were connected with his human trafficking or financial networks, immunity deals and other plea agreements, organizational messages about prosecution choices, documentation of his confinement and passing, and information about possible record elimination.

The department will have thirty days to turn over the documents. The bill provides for certain exemptions, encompassing removals of confidential victim data or private records, any depictions of child sexual abuse, publications that would endanger current examinations or court proceedings and depictions of fatality or abuse.

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