Is Trump in the Epstein Files? You better believe it.
I asked an AI (Copilot) to summarize a case I ran into on Facebook. Here are the particulars of the case, as rendered by Copilot. My guess is that as soon as the victim filed, Epstein and Trump unleashed a highly paid set of attorneys on it to get it dismissed on procedural grounds. My other guess is that this is just the tip of the iceburg.
Case Overview: Katie Johnson v. Donald J. Trump et al.
Note: This document matches a real federal court filing from 2016 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The case was later dismissed and did not proceed to trial. The dismissal was procedural and not a ruling on the truth of the allegations.
Basic Case Information
- Filed: April 2016
- Court: United States District Court, Central District of California
- Case Number: ED CV 16-00797 DMG (KSx)
- Plaintiff: Katie Johnson
- Defendants: Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey E. Epstein
- Jurisdiction Basis: Diversity, 28 U.S.C. § 1332
- Claimed Damages: In excess of $75,000
Claims Alleged in the Complaint
- Child rape
- Sexual abuse under threat of force
- Conspiracy to deprive civil rights
Jurisdiction and Venue (as stated in the complaint)
- Jurisdiction: Based on diversity of citizenship under 28 U.S.C. § 1332, with the plaintiff residing in California and the defendants in New York, and the amount in controversy alleged to exceed $75,000.
- Venue: Eastern Division of the Central District of California, based on the plaintiff’s residence in San Bernardino County, California.
Procedural Outcome
- Status: The case was dismissed shortly after filing.
- Nature of Dismissal: The dismissal was based on legal and procedural grounds (failure to state a valid federal claim), not on an evidentiary determination of the underlying allegations.
- Trial: The case did not proceed to trial, and no evidence was tested in court.
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