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The general consensus is that this lawsuit was fake and started by anti-Trump members of the GOP in 2016.
Here's a current press item about the issue, dated Jul 04, 2024, Donald Trump, Katie Johnson Allegations: Everything We Know - Newsweek
…which confirms that there’s no new info.
Now, I wouldn’t be surprised if he actually did it, wouldn’t even be the worst thing he did. But that is indeed the general consensus, afaik.
EDIT: the article posted by Flying Squid would be more relevant to current events.
The Murdochian consensus, yes.
As for the rest of us, anyone who’s bothered to look can see the situation fits trump to a T.
Allegedly.
Sure
None of the other victims corroborate that Katie Johnson was even on the island. They made a real filing of fake claims.
I'm all for sticking it to Trump and punishing him for his crimes, many of which were sexual and some may have been with underage girls. However we have to be careful to focus on the things he is actually guilty of, else he will just be exonerated and get another layer of orange Teflon added to his skin.
And yet there is a case number and record of the case.
Case was real, one was dismissed and another dropped though. I think they're saying that the accusation was fake. The article does make it sound really suspicious, but also it mentions that it could be real but just handled bizarrely.
Exactly. Poor wording on my part, but the kicker is that none of the other Epstein victims corroborate that Katie Johnson was one of them.
The lawsuit itself appears to be real, not fake.
The allegations may not be true.
It's subtle, but there's a difference
It might also be the allegations are 100% true, but the death threats and people trying to destroy your life and those around you might not be worth it. Look how Stormy has been treated when the Cult is out to get you.
Yeah.
I fear that my original comment might be misconstrued so I just want to make it (probably annoyingly) explicit:
FWIW I fully believe Trump did this and worse, but that's just me
Poor wording on my part. The lawsuit was not fake, the allegations were. None of the other Epstein victims corroborate that Katie Johnson was even on Epstein's island.
I do think Trump has done similar/worse though, but there's yet to be any real evidence surfaced.