President Donald Trump is expected to sign a bill Wednesday to release the federal government’s Jeffrey Epstein files—an about-face for the president after Republicans defied his attempts to keep the files, and possibly any of more of his own ties to Epstein, hidden from the public.
Trump said Monday he would sign the bill.
Trump told Republicans to vote for the bill late Sunday, in an abrupt about-face.
The former prince will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.
The convicted sex offender was worth nearly $600 million at his death, thanks mostly to two wealthy billionaire clients—plus generous tax breaks.
Elon Musk previously broke with President Donald Trump in calling for the Epstein files to be released earlier this year.
A photo allegedly showing a birthday message to Jeffrey Epstein allegedly signed by Donald Trump was published by House Democrats and the Wall Street Journal.
Before his second arrest and death in 2019, the convicted sex offender owned a property empire stretching from Paris to New Mexico. All of it has since been sold.
Epstein pleaded guilty to state charges for soliciting prostitution and soliciting prostitution from a minor in 2008, but was hit with additional federal charges in 2019 before his death.
The bank settled the first of several lawsuits it is involved in over its ties with Jeffrey Epstein.