United States President Donald Trump has announced he has signed a bill ordering the release of files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Trump made the announcement on social media late on Wednesday after months of pressure on his administration to disclose the full extent of Epstein’s crimes and his connections to elites in politics, business and entertainment. US Attorney General Pam Bondi had earlier told a news conference that the administration would “follow the law” and “encourage maximum transparency” in the case. The Epstein Files Transparency Act, which passed the US Congress with overwhelming bipartisan support this week, compels the US Department of Justice to release all unclassified materials related to the disgraced financier in a “searchable and downloadable format” within 30 days. Al Jazeera’s Patty Culhane reports from Washington, DC. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #DonaldTrump #JeffreyEpstein #EpsteinFiles #EpsteinFilesTransparencyAct #HR4405 #PamBondi #AlJazeeraEnglish