Trump says he signed bill to release Epstein files

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The release of files relating to Jeffrey Epstein’s infamous late sex offender, according to Donald Trump, the president of the United States.

Following months of pressure on his administration to reveal the full scope of Epstein’s crimes and connections to world leaders in politics, business, and entertainment, Trump made the announcement on social media late on Wednesday.

Prior to a press conference, US Attorney General Pam Bondi had stated that the administration would “follow the law” and “encourage maximum transparency” in the case.

The US Department of Justice is required to release all unclassified financial information in “searchable and downloadable format” within the 30-day deadline by the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

The legislation includes provisions that allow authorities to withhold information that could identify victims, as well as child sex exploitation material and information that is related to active investigations or deemed sensitive to “national defense or foreign policy,” according to provisions that were unanimous in the US Congress.

The text also states that no record should be kept in the event of “embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity, including to any government official, public figure, or foreign dignitary.”

Despite the release of thousands of Epstein files, a judge who presided over a case involving the financier earlier this year indicated that about 100 000 pages had not yet been made public.

Trump, who had previously opposed calls for greater transparency in the case, said he wanted Democrats to be more liable for the controversy by announcing the files’ release.

Trump referred to Epstein as a “lifelong” Democrat and his connections to prominent Democrats, including former US president Bill Clinton and former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers, who took a leave of absence from teaching at Harvard University on Wednesday in response to emails revealing their friendly ties to the late financier.

Clinton and Summers have neither been charged with any criminal activity related to their ties to Epstein, who passed away in a Manhattan jail cell in 2019 while being charged with sex trafficking.

Because I just signed the bill to release the EPSTEIN FILES, “Perhaps the truth about these Democrats, and their associations with Jeffrey Epstein, will soon be revealed”! Trump’s platform, Truth Social, contained some writing.

Epstein’s associations included prominent Republicans and Democrats across the political spectrum.

In the 1990s and the early 2000s, Trump himself had a friendly relationship with Epstein, and his name was prominently displayed in his estate’s earlier emails.

Epstein claimed that Trump had spent “hours” with a sex trafficking victim in an email from 2011 to 2011 to Ghislaine Maxwell, his ex-girlfriend.

Trump has repeatedly claimed he had no knowledge of Epstein’s crimes and has denied any wrongdoing.

Critics doubted Trump’s administration’s ability to fulfill its pledge to transparency in the matter after his announcement.

California’s Democratic Senator Adam Schiff claimed he was “not at all confident” that the legislation would be put into action as it was intended.

In an interview with MS NOW host Chris Hayes, Schiff said, “If the past is the prelude, what we can expect is more stonewalling, more coverup, and more ingenious ways of explaining why they’re covering up.”