President Donald Trump signed a bill Wednesday to compel the Justice Department to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein , capping off a monthslong bipartisan push in Congress that initially met resistance from the president and sparked sharp divisions within the Republican Party.

Trump had previously said he would sign the measure into law, even as he continued calling the largely Democrat-led push to release the files a "hoax."

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Instead of holding a public bill signing ceremony at the White House, as he has with other pieces of legislation, Trump announced on Truth Social that he had signed the measure. He also used the post to take more digs at Democrats, repeating his "hoax" characterization and arguin

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