US President Donald Trump has urged Republicans in Congress to vote to release more files relating to Jeffrey Epstein - a sudden reversal in his position after having previously opposed efforts to make the documents public.
Trump had been facing a potential revolt this week after a growing number of Republicans signalled they would vote in favour of releasing the files despite his opposition.
While the measure is likely to pass in the House of Representatives, it is far from certain that it would pass in the Republican-controlled Senate.
And even if it does pass in the Senate, it remains unclear when the files could be released and whether they would satisfy ardent campaigners.
On Tuesday, the House of Representatives is expected to vote on a measure that would compel the justice department to make publicly available "in a searchable and downloadable format" all files pertaining to Epstein within 30 days.
