US Attorney General Pam Bondi said the Justice Department “will follow the law” after the passage of legislation forcing the government to release files on sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

Bondi, speaking to reporters Wednesday after the Senate sent the bill to US President Donald Trump for his signature, said the law will be followed “while providing maximum transparency and protecting victims”.

The attorney general, who, like Trump, has faced criticism for previously declining to release the files, said that “new information has come forward,” without elaborating. Bondi said she was encouraging all victims to talk to prosecutors.

Trump’s earlier ties to Epstein have been the subject of intense scrutiny. The president for months has resisted this bill, and just last week he pushed back against Republicans who supported the measure.

He relented on Sunday and directed lawmakers to vote to release the files.

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Trump arrives in UK for state visit, is greeted by Epstein protests

Trump arrives in UK for state visit, is greeted by Epstein protests

The Justice Department last week said it would launch a probe into Epstein’s ties to former US president Bill Clinton, one-time Treasury secretary Larry Summers, Democratic megadonor Reid Hoffman, and JPMorgan Chase & Co. at the public urging of Trump, after new emails prompted questions about the current president’s own relationship with the disgraced financier.