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Two outlets among the provided records first published reporting that introduced “Katie Johnson” as an accuser: Revelist (a now-defunct millennial-targeting site) and contemporaneous court-record–base...
Available reporting shows the "Katie Johnson" claims originated from a 2016 anonymous civil filing alleging she was raped by Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump as a 13‑year‑old; the suit was filed and l...
In 2016 the matter — an anonymous plaintiff who filed a lawsuit accusing and of raping a 13‑year‑old in 1994 — produced and a handful of , but it never generated broad, on‑the‑record coverage in major...
Three categories of allegations in public records and reporting claim Donald Trump was involved in sexual abuse of minors: a 2016/2017 civil filing by a plaintiff using the pseudonym “Jane Doe” (often...
Available reporting shows mixed and contested eyewitness contact with the person using the pseudonym “Katie Johnson.” Some journalists describe direct or telephonic interviews arranged in 2016 that le...
Public reporting shows at least two different “Katie Johnson” identities in circulation: one is Katherine B. Johnson, a former Obama White House aide and current Jenner & Block lawyer with a long publ...
Available reporting shows the 2016 civil filing by a woman using the pseudonym “Katie Johnson” included an affidavit from a second pseudonymous witness, often called “Tiffany Doe,” who said she recrui...
The record shows that the Katie Johnson (also filed as “Jane Doe”) complaints included sworn statements from the plaintiff and at least one corroborating witness using a pseudonym, “Tiffany Doe,” but ...
Katie Johnson — a pseudonym used by a Jane Doe plaintiff — first appeared in court filings in 2016 accusing Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein of raping her in 1994 when she was 13, alleging recruitment...
Available reporting shows that the “Katie Johnson” litigation produced some documents and a handful of public contacts — including one interview by a now-defunct outlet and statements from her lawyers...
Available reporting shows Katie Johnson (also called “Jane Doe” in some filings) filed civil suits in 2016 alleging she was trafficked and raped in 1994 by Jeffrey Epstein and, she says, by Donald Tru...
Reporting shows the “Katie Johnson” claims were filed in multiple civil complaints in 2016 and later withdrawn or dismissed; some accounts reference at least one purported corroborating witness called...