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The U.S. Justice Department released a new trove of documents ​from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex ‍offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, bowing to pressure from lawmakers who forced their disclosure with a new law.

The release follows months of political wrangling and rebellion by some of President Donald Trump’s staunchest supporters over his administration’s reluctance to make public ‍all records ​tied to probes into Epstein.

Reuters is in the process of reviewing the latest documents.

Trump had initially urged fellow Republicans in Congress to oppose the new law, warning that releasing potentially sensitive internal investigative records could set a dangerous precedent.

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