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TwilightZone

(27,238 posts)

2. The Katie Johnson story was in the news years ago.

Reply to Iwasthere (Original post)

Tue Jul 23, 2024, 11:31 PM

Jul 23

People seem to have forgotten it.

https://sacramento.newsreview.com/2019/10/21/wait-katie-johnson-actually-exists/

It wasn't pursued (at the time) for various reasons, as the link notes:

The bombshell claims never gained as much traction as other Trump misconduct allegations, for several reasons. Johnson’s initial lawsuit, filed without an attorney, included a hinky phone number and unverifiable mailing address, and was swiftly dismissed in the Central District of California. Johnson abruptly withdrew her second lawsuit and canceled a press conference days before the election, citing fears for her safety.

The sum total was that the press didn’t know what to make of Johnson or those surrounding her, and moved on to other controversies such as the Access Hollywood tape and the Stormy Daniels payoff.

Edit: Snopes article from 2016: https://www.snopes.com/news/2016/06/23/donald-trump-rape-lawsuit/