What specific evidence did prosecutors cite when deciding charges in Katie Johnson's case?

1. What the public record actually shows about charges

The documents and public dockets tied to the Katie Johnson matter are civil filings — not indictments — and the central federal civil case listed as Katie Johnson v. Donald J. Trump, 5:16-cv-00797, was terminated in 2016, with the docket noting dismissal for failing to state a civil-rights claim and mail returned for the named plaintiff; those records do not show any prosecutorial charging memos or criminal filings that would list the evidentiary basis for charges ^[1]. Available sources do not mention any petition by prosecutors to bring criminal charges nor documents in which prosecutors outline evidence supporting criminal charges ^{[1] [2]}.

2. Why you won’t find “prosecutors’ evidence” in these sources

Because the matter appears to have existed, in the public sources provided, as a civil lawsuit that was withdrawn or dismissed before reaching trial, there is simply no record in those sources of prosecutors deciding to press criminal charges — and therefore no formal written record in these materials of “prosecutors citing specific evidence” as would occur in a charging decision ^{[1] [2]}. The Chronicle-style chronology and CourtListener docket both state the civil case ended without courtroom testimony and that no criminal charges were brought ^{[2] [1]}.

3. What the civil filings and reporting do cite as relevant material

Civil complaint dockets and reporting about the withdrawn case reference affidavits and sworn statements submitted under pseudonyms in the civil suit (e.g., “Tiffany Doe” and other anonymous witnesses) and attorney statements about threats and the plaintiff’s disappearance, but these are civil-document references rather than prosecutorial findings; contemporary summaries emphasize that those allegations were never tested in court ^{[3] [2]}. CourtListener’s docket notes legal reasons for termination such as failure to state a claim under specific statutes cited in the judge’s order, which are procedural reasons tied to civil pleading standards rather than evidentiary assessments by prosecutors ^[1].

4. Diverging interpretations in secondary coverage

Journalistic and commentary pieces differ: some reporters and advocates emphasize that the plaintiff’s lawyers and at least one attorney publicly vouched for her credibility and said she faced threats, framing the withdrawal as consistent with intimidation concerns ^{[4] [3]}. Other outlets and fact-check summaries stress the lack of corroborating public evidence, the absence of court-tested testimony, and that the case ended in 2016 with no settlement or criminal follow-up — a narrative that undercuts claims that prosecutors had an evidentiary basis for charges ^{[3] [2]}.

5. Limits of the available reporting and what’s not found

The files and summaries in the provided results do not contain any prosecutorial charging documents, grand jury records, or written prosecutor explanations of probable cause — they also do not show any criminal indictment or plea that would require a public evidentiary showing ^{[1] [2]}. Available sources do not mention internal law-enforcement investigations or grand-jury transcripts related to Katie Johnson; therefore I cannot assert whether such investigative steps occurred beyond what’s in the civil docket reports ^{[1] [2]}.

6. Takeaway for people seeking “specific evidence”

If you are looking for a prosecutor’s list of specific evidence used to decide charges in this matter, the public materials assembled here show no criminal charging decision to which such evidence would be attached — the record in these sources is a civil complaint that was withdrawn or dismissed and a lack of court-admitted testimony ^{[1] [2]}. For a different outcome to appear in the record — for example, a prosecutor’s memo, criminal complaint, or grand-jury indictment — you would need sources that show a criminal filing or official prosecutorial statement, which are not present in the materials provided ^{[1] [2]}.