00:00U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed the bill to release the files from the Justice
00:06Department investigation into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
00:10The material could shed more light on the activities of Epstein, who socialized with
00:14Trump and other notable figures before his 2008 conviction on charges of soliciting a
00:19minor for prostitution.
00:21The scandal has been a thorn in Trump's side for months, partly because he amplified conspiracy
00:26theories about Epstein to his own supporters.
00:29Many Trump voters believe his administration has covered up Epstein's ties to powerful
00:33figures and obscured details surrounding his death, which was ruled a suicide, in a Manhattan
00:39jail in 2019 as he faced federal sex trafficking charges.
00:44At a news conference, Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed that the Justice Department will
00:48release its Epstein-related material within 30 days.
00:52We will follow the law.
00:54The law passed both chambers last evening.
00:58It has not yet been signed.
00:59But we will continue to follow the law, again, while protecting victims, but also providing
01:05maximum transparency.
01:08The release of files, however, may not be comprehensive because the legislation passed by Congress allows
01:13the Justice Department to hold back personal information about Epstein's victims and material
01:19evidence that would jeopardize an active investigation.
01:21The
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