Trump signs bill requiring Epstein files release


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WASHINGTON: Donald Trump signed into law on Wednesday (Nov 19) legislation requiring the release of government records on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, spurring a showdown over whether the US president will allow full disclosure - or return to trying to bury the case.

Trump stunned Washington over the weekend, reversing his months-long opposition to the Epstein Files Transparency Act, and ensuring that it sailed through Congress on Tuesday (Nov 18) in a rare show of bipartisan unity.

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