President drops opposition to vote that would compel files’ release and says he would sign measure if it reaches his desk

• US politics live: House to vote on release of Epstein files

The US House of Representatives is expected to vote on Tuesday to force the release of investigative files related to pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, the latest move in a scandal that has dogged Donald Trump since he returned to the White House.

In a sharp reversal this weekend, Trump dropped his opposition to the bill that releases documents from the justice department’s criminal investigation into Epstein and said he would sign the measure if it reached his desk.