The Katie Johnson Interview

[MagaSmash]

WHERE IS THE AMERICAN MEDIA ON THIS???

[Ritabert]

1. Where were her parents? No way would my parents allow me to fly to NYC on my own to attend "parties".

[FakeNoose]

3. I believe "Katie Johnson" lived in New York at the time of this rape

She has moved away and changed her name, and I believe so has her entire family. The testimony she gives here was of course several years later, under the advice of a lawyer.

[Ritabert]

5. I find it very peculiar.

[cyclonefence]

2. Is this the young woman

who settled with Trump several years ago?

This is beyond awful. The poor child.

Years ago, there were reports of a "Katie" who brought charges against him, then the case disappeared. Was that somebody else? And where has this young woman been--she talks about Trump's first run for President. Is she safe? Is she even still alive?

[FakeNoose]

6. No she never signed an NDA, and she didn't come forward until he ran for president in 2016

I read somewhere that her entire family was threatened and that's why her lawsuit was never pursued in court.

[cyclonefence]

7. I'm glad to know

I'm not the only one to remember her. I think you're absolutely right--everything was dropped very suddenly. I hope she's safe.

[Wiz Imp]

4. There is a fair possibility that "Katie Johnson" was never a real person and the whole allegation was made up.

https://www.snopes.com/news/2024/09/03/trump-epstein-katie-johnson/
What We Know About Origins of Trump Child Rape Allegations

Court documents accusing former U.S. President Donald Trump and the late billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein of raping a 13-year-old girl identified as Katie Johnson are often shared by Trump's detractors on social media.

Though the Johnson cases were dismissed or withdrawn, those claims laid the groundwork for, and lent perceived credibility to, other entirely unsourced rumors that the former president had settled myriad other lawsuits with underage assault victims, pointing to evidence of his alleged "pedophilic disorder."

The Johnson claims, however, originated due to the aggressive efforts of a publicist using the false name Al Taylor. In 2016, investigative reporters tied the Taylor persona to a former "Jerry Springer Show" producer, Norm Lubow. For this story, Lubow confirmed to Snopes he had acted as Taylor and played a role in filing and promoting the Johnson claims.

Lubow's involvement does not disprove that Johnson is a real person, but it does show that those claims were aggressively promoted and aided by someone who has a professional history of using individuals to create fictional salacious drama, and that is a fact both he, and lawyers working for the plaintiff, attempted to downplay or hide.

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