WASHINGTON — Facing intense political pressure, President Donald Trump has reversed his position on whether he supports a congressional measure that would compel the Justice Department to release more materials from the investigation into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

On Monday, Trump said he would sign the bill if it reached his desk.

But Trump’s sudden reversal raises a question: If the president agrees that more investigative materials in the Epstein case should be released, why is he waiting for the passage of the so-called discharge petition to do so? Why doesn’t he immediately order Attorney General Pam Bondi to make the documents public?

The fact is that if Trump chooses to, he can indeed order more files released — with or without legislation — much as he did in ot

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