Trump backs vote to release Epstein files
About-turn by US president comes as Republicans looked set to defy him
About-turn by US president comes as Republicans looked set to defy him

Move caps months-long saga over disclosure of documents related to late sex offender

Vote that aims to force Department of Justice to hand over documents on late sex offender expected to pass lower chamber

Legislation forcing the disclosure of more documents must now be signed into law by Donald Trump

Critics complain of heavy redactions to thousands of documents held by the US justice department

Democrats raise questions over why some documents released on Friday were removed the next day

Heavily redacted documents include images of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Bill Clinton and Donald Trump