President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening signed a bill ordering the Department of Justice to release its records on the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The department now has 30 days to comply with the bill and release the evidence and records it has compiled on Epstein, notwithstanding any redactions to the materials. The bill reached the president’s desk after the House voted to approve the release of the records earlier this week.
The president had long resisted efforts to release the files, calling accusations that he was attempting to hide the facts of the case a “hoax” while blaming Democrats for pushing conspiracies. The president switched to supporting the files’ release on Monday, urging House Republicans to support the measure after it became clear that the bill would pass regardless.
Trump announced the bill’s signing in a post on Truth Social, highlighting Epstein’s connections to various Democratic politicians.
“Perhaps the truth about these Democrats, and their associations with Jeffrey Epstein, will soon be revealed, because I HAVE JUST SIGNED THE BILL TO RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!” the president wrote.
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“At my direction, the Department of Justice has already turned over close to fifty thousand pages of documents to Congress,” he continued, before accusing the Democrats of leveraging the Epstein files to “try and distract from our AMAZING Victories.”
“This latest Hoax will backfire on the Democrats just as all of the rest have! Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” he concluded.
Under the bill, Attorney General Pam Bondi has 30 days to release all unclassified information related to Jeffrey Epstein. Bondi is allowed to “withhold or redact information that could jeopardize a federal investigation,” NBC News reported.
The president has repeatedly denied any involvement in or knowledge of Epstein’s sex trafficking, pointing out that he banished Epstein from Mar-a-Lago in 2007.
It’s unclear what will be revealed in the documents to be released. The Justice Department has already released tens of thousands of pages of collected evidence related to Epstein as part of a House probe into the matter. Much of the remaining materials cannot be released as it is sealed from public view by court order.
While the odds of revealing new criminal conduct may be low, the possibility of embarrassing revelations may be high in the new files. Harvard University economist and former president Lawrence Summers has already paused teaching at the university while the institution investigates his relationship with Epstein and waits for new information in the documents to be released.
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