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Donald Trump announced on Wednesday evening that he had approved the bill decisively approved by American lawmakers that mandates the justice department to make public more files concerning Jeffrey Epstein, the deceased child sexual abuser.

This action follows months of opposition from the leader and his supporters in the House and Senate that split his political supporters and created rifts with some of his longtime supporters.

Donald Trump had opposed making public the related records, labeling the issue a "fabrication" and railing against those who wanted to make the documents public, even though promising their disclosure on the election circuit.

But he changed direction in recent days after it became apparent the House of Representatives would approve the legislation. The president commented: "There are no secrets".

It's not clear what the agency will disclose in response to the measure – the legislation details a range of potential items that must be released, but allows exclusions for specific records.

Trump Signs Legislation to Require Disclosure of More Jeffrey Epstein Files

The legislation mandates the attorney general to make public Epstein-connected records open for review "in an easily accessible digital format", including every inquiry into Epstein, his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, travel documentation and travel records, people mentioned or identified in relation to his offenses, entities that were connected with his human trafficking or economic systems, exemption arrangements and additional legal settlements, organizational messages about legal actions, documentation of his confinement and demise, and information about any file deletions.

The department will have thirty days to turn over the documents. The measure contains certain exemptions, encompassing deletions of confidential victim data or individual documents, any descriptions of child sexual abuse, disclosures that would jeopardize active investigations or legal cases and depictions of death or exploitation.

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