Oct 5, 2026 · 23 min
FBI training videos put Trump redactions under scrutiny
The Breakdown | FBI’s Trump-Epstein Training Videos Finally Discovered
The lawsuit tests whether the Justice Department must disclose records that could clarify how agents handled Epstein-related documents.
- 1Alison Gill is suing the Justice Department for access to FBI training videos on redacting Epstein-related records.
- 2Descriptions of nine videos reportedly instructed agents to flag records containing Donald Trump’s name for supervisory review.
- 3The Justice Department continues withholding the original videos, leaving the alleged redaction process unverified.
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The reported description of nine videos allegedly instructing agents to flag records containing Donald Trump’s name for supervisory review.
The brief
Alison Gill opens with an update on her lawsuit against the Justice Department, seeking FBI training videos allegedly used to guide redactions in Epstein-related records.
The materials reportedly concern training delivered after investigative files were obtained from the U.S. Attorney of the Southern District of New York.
Descriptions of nine videos allegedly tell agents to flag records containing Donald Trump’s name for supervisory review, raising questions about how the process operated.
The central dispute is over access: the Justice Department continues withholding the original videos, leaving their contents available only through reported descriptions.
Gill’s case turns disclosure into evidence, testing whether the public can examine the instructions behind a sensitive federal records-redaction process.