"Will Soon Be Revealed": Trump Says He Signed Bill To Release Epstein Files

Bowing to political pressure, US President Donald Trump announced he has signed a bill that directs the Department of Justice to publicly release all files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. 

"Democrats have used the 'Epstein' issue, which affects them far more than the Republican Party, in order to try and distract from our AMAZING victories," Trump said in a social media post, announcing that he had signed the bill.

The Republican stunned Washington over the weekend, reversing his months-long opposition to the Epstein Files Transparency Act, ensuring it sailed through Congress in a rare show of bipartisan unity. The bill was passed by the House on Tuesday by a vote of 427 to 1. 

Now, the bill requires the Justice Department to release all files and communications related to Epstein, as well as any information about the investigation into his death in a federal prison in 2019, within 30 days. It allows for redactions about Epstein's victims for ongoing federal investigations, but the DOJ cannot withhold information due to "embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity."

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