Donald Trump has signed a bill approving the release of files relating to Jeffrey Epstein by the US Justice Department.

"I HAVE JUST SIGNED THE BILL TO RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!" he said in a Truth Social post, following a lengthy preamble aimed at discrediting the Democrats.

"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," he continued.

It comes after the Senate finished the formalities and sent the proposed legislation to the president's desk, having comfortably cleared a vote in the House of Representatives on Tuesday .

The Justice Department now has 30 days to release the documents it holds on the paedophile financier.

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