Washington, Nov 20 (NationPress) President Donald Trump has officially enacted a bill that mandates the release of documents pertinent to the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender who tragically passed away in federal custody in 2019.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump declared, "I have just signed the bill to unveil the Epstein Files! As everyone knows, I requested Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune to advocate for this Bill in their respective chambers. This led to an overwhelmingly positive vote for its passage."

He went on to mention that the Department of Justice has already provided Congress with nearly fifty thousand pages of documents.

Previously, the US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly, with a count of 427 to 1, on Tuesday to endorse the bill, which the Senate subsequently approved through unanimous consent.

Lawmakers across party lines engaged in heated discussions before the vote, trading accusations about hindering public access to the documents.

Speaker Mike Johnson backed the legislation but took aim at Democrats for pushing it through at this time, labeling it as a "show vote." He stated, "They’re making a show of it."

Johnson also defended Trump, asserting, "The president had nothing to do with this, and he has nothing to hide."

Representative Thomas Massie, a Republican sponsor of the bill, urged Trump to instruct the Justice Department to release the records without delay instead of waiting for legislative procedures to finalize.

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene expressed concerns that even with the new legislation, the Justice Department might retain some materials "entangled in the investigation."

During a meeting at the White House with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday, Trump again denied any association with Epstein.

"I have nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein," he told reporters. "I expelled him from my club years ago because I considered him a sick pervert." He added, "I never visited his island."

After months of resisting the release of all Epstein-related documents from the government, Trump shifted stance on Sunday, indicating that members of his party in the House could support legislation to disclose the extensive files.

"This is a Democrats' issue. Democrats were friends with Epstein, all of them," Trump asserted.

On Monday, former US Treasury Secretary and Harvard president Larry Summers announced he would withdraw from public commitments after emails revealed he maintained friendly relations with Epstein long after the financier's 2008 guilty plea for soliciting prostitution.

In a statement, Summers expressed feeling "deeply ashamed" and took "full responsibility" for what he termed a "misguided decision to continue communication with Mr. Epstein."

Last week, the House Oversight Committee released thousands of pages of emails from the Epstein estate. Democrats on the committee disclosed three messages, including a 2011 email where Epstein mentioned that Trump "spent hours" with one of the victims.

Republicans accused Democrats of selective information release and provided over 23,000 additional pages.

The White House dismissed the relevance of these emails, stating they "prove literally nothing."

Trump has consistently denied any involvement in Epstein's activities.