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The President declared on Wednesday evening that he had approved the bill resoundingly passed by American lawmakers that mandates the Department of Justice to make public more files concerning Jeffrey Epstein, the deceased sex offender.

The move arrives after months of resistance from the president and his political allies in Congress that fractured his core constituency and created rifts with various established backers.

Trump had fought against releasing the related records, describing the issue a "fabrication" and condemning those who attempted to publish the records accessible, even though pledging their release on the campaign trail.

However he reversed course in the last week after it became apparent the House of Representatives would endorse the bill. Donald Trump said: "We have nothing to hide".

It's not clear what the justice department will disclose in following the measure – the legislation outlines a variety of possible documents that need to be disclosed, but provides exceptions for some materials.

The President Approves Legislation to Force Disclosure of Additional Jeffrey Epstein Files

The measure requires the attorney general to make public related records accessible to the public "in a searchable and downloadable format", covering every inquiry into Epstein, his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, travel documentation and travel records, people cited or listed in relation to his offenses, institutions that were linked to his trafficking or money operations, exemption arrangements and additional legal settlements, organizational messages about charging decisions, evidence of his imprisonment and demise, and information about possible record elimination.

The agency will have thirty days to submit the files. The measure provides for some exceptions, such as deletions of victims' identifying information or individual documents, any depictions of youth molestation, releases that would endanger current examinations or court proceedings and descriptions of demise or abuse.

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