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Katie Johnson is the name (often a pseudonym) used in civil lawsuits filed in 2016 that accused Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein of raping a 13‑year‑old girl at alleged 1994 parties; those filings wer...
Snopes reported in mid‑2024 that when the site spoke with Norm Lubow he admitted he had been using the alias “Al Taylor” and that he had played an active role in filing and promoting the initial Katie...
Tiffany Doe is an alleged, pseudonymous witness in the civil lawsuits tied to the "Katie Johnson"/"Jane Doe" allegations that Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein sexually assaulted a minor in 1994; she i...
Reporting shows an anonymous plaintiff using the pseudonyms “Katie Johnson” and “Jane Doe” filed multiple civil complaints in 2016 alleging that Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump raped and sexually abu...
Norm Lubow is repeatedly identified in reporting as a former Jerry Springer producer who used the alias “Al Taylor” and who promoted or coordinated at least some of the 2016-era lawsuits and public al...
In 2016 two civil complaints surfaced accusing Donald Trump of raping a 13‑year‑old girl at parties hosted by Jeffrey Epstein: an initial anonymous California filing (under the name "Katie Johnson") t...
Court records show a civil complaint titled Katie Johnson v. Donald J. Trump (case no. 5:16‑cv‑00797) was filed in federal court in Riverside, California in late April 2016 and the court docket record...
Plaintiff using the pseudonym “Katie Johnson” filed a federal civil complaint in California in April 2016 accusing Jeffrey Epstein and Donald J. Trump of raping and holding her as a “sex slave” when s...
Public records show that court filings and docket entries exist for the 2016 “Katie Johnson” civil suits accusing Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump, and several outlets report that supporting affidavit...
Three distinct threads in public reporting have tied allegations that an alleged victim was a minor to claims about Donald Trump: contemporaneous 2016 allegations from two men that Trump attended sex ...
Norm Lubow is reported by multiple outlets to be a former producer for The Jerry Springer Show who investigators tied to high-profile, contested lawsuits in 2016 that accused Donald Trump of raping a ...
Available reporting shows multiple news outlets and fact‑checks tying Norm Lubow to efforts that promoted and helped coordinate lawsuits accusing Donald Trump of sexual assault in 2016; those reports ...
Accusations that Donald Trump participated in sex parties with underage girls surfaced publicly in 2016 and have been part of a broader set of sexual-misconduct allegations; however, the reporting ass...
Two strands of reporting intersect in this story: multiple outlets have documented Donald Trump’s social and business ties to Jeffrey Epstein, while a separate set of sensational allegations about Tru...
The Guardian and Jezebel both reported that a shadowy publicist using the name “Al Taylor” played a central role in promoting the anonymous “Katie Johnson” lawsuits and that investigative reporting ti...
Criminal investigators reviewed allegations that Donald Trump had relations with underage girls—most prominently claims tied to Jeffrey Epstein—but no federal or state criminal charges were brought ag...
Multiple public allegations have claimed Donald Trump was involved with sexual activity with underage girls, including a high-profile 2016 civil suit alleging rape of a 13‑year‑old; those specific und...
Katie Johnson, also identified as “Jane Doe,” filed a civil lawsuit in 2016 alleging that Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein raped her in 1994 when she was 13; the case was dismissed in California, refi...
Rumors about trace to a mix of specific allegations promoted in 2016 by a former Jerry Springer producer using an alias and to longer-standing associations and remarks that invite speculation; investi...
The verifiable public record includes a civil complaint filed under the name Katie Johnson against Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey E. Epstein on April 26, 2016, and the case was dismissed in May 2016 for ...