In a reversal of his previous stance, President Donald Trump has told US House Republicans they should vote to release the files relating to convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Pressure has been mounting for some time, with claims of a cover-up coming from both Republicans and Democrats.
Recent releases of some documents by the US House Oversight Committee have suggested President Trump’s relationship with Epstein was at times closer than he admits, leading some to posit his previous reluctance to release the files was on account of his own inclusion in them.
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