What specific allegations did Tiffany Doe make against Donald Trump and when did she say they occurred?
Executive summary
Tiffany Doe is the pseudonymous material witness whose sworn declaration, filed with lawsuits in 2016, says she was hired by Jeffrey Epstein in the 1990s to recruit underage girls and that she witnessed multiple sexual assaults of a then‑13‑year‑old plaintiff involving Donald Trump and Epstein, which she places in the mid‑1990s (notably 1994–1995) and generally during her employment in the 1990s (1990–2000) [1] [2] [3]. Her affidavit was submitted as supporting evidence in a federal lawsuit that was filed and later withdrawn or dismissed on procedural grounds, and reporting has both cited her statements and noted limits on independent verification [4] [5] [6].
1. The core allegation Tiffany Doe signed under oath
Tiffany Doe’s declaration says she personally recruited the plaintiff—identified in lawsuits by pseudonyms like “Jane Doe” and “Katie Johnson”—at New York’s Port Authority, was paid by Epstein to bring young women to parties, and witnessed four sexual encounters in which the plaintiff was forced to have sex with Donald Trump and two encounters with Jeffrey Epstein; the declaration even alleges one occasion where Trump forced the plaintiff and a 12‑year‑old to engage in sexual acts and that Trump threatened the plaintiff’s life if she disclosed the abuse [5] [1] [7].
2. When did these events allegedly occur, according to Tiffany Doe
Tiffany Doe’s affidavit situates her employment and observations “throughout the 1990s” and specifically ties the plaintiff’s travel to New York and the alleged episodes to the summer/fall of 1994 (June–September 1994) and the 1994–1995 school year; other summaries of the filings also describe the alleged assaults as taking place in 1994 [1] [6] [4].
3. How and where the declaration was presented in court filings
The declaration signed by Tiffany Doe was filed as Exhibit B in federal litigation lodged in New York and as part of a request for a protective order in the Southern District of New York; copies of the affidavit were published or summarized by multiple outlets and court document repositories [2] [8] [7].
4. Corroboration claims and the anonymous nature of the witness
Reporting repeatedly notes that Tiffany Doe is a pseudonym and that her affidavit served to corroborate the plaintiff’s account in the civil suits; outlets such as Snopes and the Hachette companion to All the President’s Women summarized that the New York complaint included Tiffany Doe’s supporting affidavit but also flagged that the witness and plaintiff used pseudonyms and sought anonymity [5] [4].
5. Legal outcomes, denials, and questions raised by other reporting
The wider litigation history is mixed: the California filing was dismissed on procedural grounds and the New York complaint was later withdrawn or faced recommendations that the plaintiff pay fees; Donald Trump has denied the allegations, and some press pieces—including The Guardian—reported questions about potential orchestration of the complaints by a third party, Norm Lubow, raising debate about motives and provenance of the filings [4] [5] [9].
6. Limits of the record and remaining open questions
Public reporting makes clear that Tiffany Doe’s affidavit exists in court records and that it alleges multiple, specific incidents in the mid‑1990s, but mainstream outlets and analysts also emphasize the affidavit’s anonymity and that independent corroboration beyond the filings has not been publicly established; some commentators caution readers that civil pleadings and declarations are allegations that were not resolved to a public, judicial finding on the merits in those filings [6] [5] [4].