If U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) officials are determined to redact or withhold something in the Jeffrey Epstein files before their release to the public, it’s likely they can find a way.

"The government does tend to over-redact, never under-redact," said Eric O’Neill, a national security lawyer and former FBI counterintelligence operative.

"You’re trained to over-redact. If there’s any question, you just redact and you hope the other side doesn't call it into question.”

O’Neill should know, as he has played both sides. He redacted documents for the FBI and, as a lawyer, has fought to have documents unredacted.

When it comes to the Epstein files, there are some solid reasons to withhold certain information, he says. However, there are also grey areas that could cause disputes betwee

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