US President Donald Trump says he will sign a bill to force the release of the "Epstein files" if the legislation gets through Congress.

It is another flip by the US president, who fiercely opposed the bill until the weekend, after it became clear it had the numbers to pass the House of Representatives.

The bill – which would instruct the Department of Justice to release all unclassified documents relating to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein – now looks set to sail through the House this week.

It would then require the support of the Republican-controlled Senate before going to Mr Trump for his signature.

Asked on Monday, local time, if he would sign the bill into law, Mr Trump said: "Sure I would."

" I would let the Senate look at it. Let anybody look at it. But don't talk about it

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