Orange: Impacts peripheral third party.
Teal: Blue marker ran out.
Salmon: Reveals unflattering detail about the experience of staying at a Trump property or resort.
Crossed Out In Gold: President Trump was trying to highlight because he thought it exculpatory but pen was too big.
Whited Out: Not redacted, just a typo.
Crossed Out in a Zodiac Symbol With Many Tiny Pen Strokes: Person redacting watched cursed videotape.
Each Letter Filled Meticulously by a Variety of Colors to Form a Picture of Saint Patrick Blessing What Looks Like a Diseased Hippopotamus: Guy who was redacting went on break, monk took over.
Covered in Layers of Aluminum Foil: Redactor suddenly became aware this went all the way to the top.
Crossed Out in Pencil With Question Mark Written on Side: Redactor wasn’t sure of information’s importance, reminder to go back and ask someone, oops!
Yellow: This isn’t redacting! This is highlighting!
Purple: Information compromises Byzantine emperor.
Pale Green: Information reminded redactor of spring.
Turquoise: Information reminded redactor of last time he felt truly still.
Half-Inch Streak of Gorgeous Lavender: Lovely word the redactor wanted to keep to himself.
Brown Splotch: Redactor was eating gravy and spilled some on report.
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