US EditionTrump signs Epstein bill into law, releasing files from DOJ
The bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act mandates the Justice Department to publish unclassified investigative records within 30 days, following overwhelming congressional support.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act, directing the Justice Department to release investigative records on Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
- A monthslong bipartisan push led lawmakers to force a vote after House Oversight releases of more than 20,000 estate files spurred momentum, and the House voted 427-1 to advance the measure.
- The bill requires Attorney General Pam Bondi to make unclassified DOJ, FBI and U.S. Attorney records public within 30 days, allowing her to withhold or redact sensitive files and naming SDNY U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton to lead.
- Republican divisions widened, with some GOP figures breaking with President Donald Trump, while House Speaker Mike Johnson said he was deeply disappointed with Senate action and Epstein survivors warned timing uncertainty remains.
- Despite Trump's framing on Truth Social, the attorney general retains authority to redact or withhold records, as Trump said, 'As everyone knows, I asked Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, to pass this Bill.
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After a long time of opposition, Donald Trump passed on Wednesday a law that obliges his government to make public all the documents of the authorities in the Epstein case. However, the vagueness remains on the extent of the revelations to be expected. ...
U.S. President Trump has signed a law to release investigative files in Epstein's sexual offender affair, which the President announced. Previously, Congress and Senate had already approved the release.
‘I Have Signed Bill to Release the Epstein Files’, Announces US President Donald Trump, Calls It ‘A Major Push for Transparency’
US President Donald Trump announced that he had signed a bill directing the Department of Justice to publicly release all its Jeffrey Epstein-related files, calling the step a major push for transparency. Trump made the announcement in a lengthy social media post, using it to criticise Democrats over their associations with Epstein. ‘I Have Signed Bill to Release the Epstein Files’, Announces US President Donald Trump, Calls It ‘A Major Push for…
The U.S. President signed on Wednesday evening the text approved by the Congress. The Department of Justice promised to execute within 30 days, but the publication may not be exhaustive.
US President Donald Trump announced on his Truth Social platform that he has signed a bill approved by Congress that requires the Justice Department to release all documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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