Donald Trump has urged lawmakers in his own party to vote to release files relating to the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
The US president wrote on Sunday night that House Republicans should do so “because we have nothing to hide”.
The reversal of his position follows a slow drip feed of documents concerning the disgraced financier by House Democrats, some of which reference Trump, who has always denied any link to Epstein’s sex abuse and trafficking.
But details of his and other prominent figures’ past relationship with Epstein have fuelled speculation and led to a public spat with one of Trump’s staunchest supporters.
