Uh, WTF, why don't people know about this?

[garybeck]

Link to tweet

[Attilatheblond]

1. Seems folks are too busy whinning that Biden should drop out

It's the media megaphone on steroids trying to keep attention away from just how awful Trump is and how he supported trafficking young girls for the gratification of dirty rich men.

[pdxflyboy]

2. MAGA Scum would like him even more.

N/T

[calimary]

98. Probably because he gets away with sins they wish THEY could get away with.

So sidling up to him is the next best thing.

[mcar]

3. Because Biden had a bad debate

[Fullduplexxx]

36. But her emails

[MustLoveBeagles]

68. And Bidens old

[mcar]

76. Yep. The 2024 version

[Lovie777]

4. Our lovely press is.................................

steadily attacking Pres Biden.

[we can do it]

60. They knew the Epstein shit was coming and had to deflect.

[OMGWTF]

85. I can no longer look at Huffington Post or Raw Story. Thank Goddess for DU!

[GreenWave]

5. It is on us to keep this alive. Media are not going to sink Mr. Stinky.

[markpkessinger]

18. Keep what alive? Allegations made in a lawsuit that was withdrawn by the plaintiff? n/t

[tazkcmo]

32. Yes. nt

[rubbersole]

42. Kind of amazing that "allegations" made against tsf...

...turn out to be much more fucking evil than originally reported. Document stealing/selling/sharing is the most treasonous thing to ever happen in America. One of hundreds of examples.

[rampartc]

101. yes. the events leading to 1/6 were pretty bad but

this classified information business is just so blatantly treasonous.. everything about the appointment of cannon and the choice of venue seems designed to advertise that trump probably has more secrets for sale

[OMGWTF]

86. Withdrawn because the plaintiff was getting death threats from Shitler's flying monkeys.

Watch this interview with Katie Johnson: https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=katie+johnson+tv+interview&mid=B36BCEB81055717C6280B36BCEB81055717C6280&FORM=VIRE

I believe her.

[Trueblue1968]

89. I wish she would forward and recant. Tell her story !!

I wish she would do an ..... E. JEAN CARROLL.

[pandr32]

116. She had received serious threats to her life.

[yardwork]

6. Keep reading. He violently raped a twelve year old.

Trigger warning - don't read it if it will upset you.

Why isn't the NYT calling for Trump to quit the race?

[FrenchCitizen]

9. Remember TFGs pal Moonves

Media owners are probably like TFG. Thats why they give him a pass.

But Joe had a head cold and jet lag…..Oh noes!!!!!!!!

[TwilightZone]

7. People did know about it...four years ago.

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.

[Evolve Dammit]

28. No doubt threatened her life as is his MO. nt

[Farmer-Rick]

38. Hmmm

That's weird. I read she never withdrew her second allegations. That she just failed to pursue them. That's different.

She probably didn't have the money to pursue charges because no district attorney seemed interested in prosecuting it.

Stupid press. Sounds like they couldn't care less. But let Biden talk in a hoarse voice and the press knows what to make of that.

[Silent Type]

8. trump voters don't care. In fact, most probably wish they had been there. This was known before the 2016 election.

[Attilatheblond]

11. Can't do anything about them, we can't fix stupid. We MUST remind all others how vile TSF is

Especially since media is working overtime to distract us with Biden having a less than stellar night on the TV.

[Silent Type]

14. Sad thing is, if Biden had blown trump away Thursday -- and he had plenty of opportunity -- the media wouldn't

be focused on Biden.

[Attilatheblond]

19. JUST STOP

Biden is an amazing man, but he can't do everything for you.

Adios

[triron]

31. +1000

[emulatorloo]

53. Biden had a cold vs Trump raped a 13 yo. Got it.

[Silent Type]

57. Sounds like a bumper sticker we would love. Since almost all of this was known in 2016,

don’t think trump supporters will care, other than they wish they’d been invited. That’s how sick they are and no chance of that changing before election.

[MustLoveBeagles]

69. They would've found something else

[happy feet]

74. This

No one is trying to convert the MAGATs.

[Ligyron]

82. YES! How many times must it be said?

Of course we're not changing the votes of his cult with this stuff, it's the INDEPENDENTS we're after and I have to believe there are enough decent Americans who have no desire to see someone like this low like as the President of the United States of America yet again.

[cynical_idealist]

10. maybe cause i'll never click an X link

And privacy badger blocks it

[liberal N proud]

12. MAGA wouldn't care

There is literally nothing that sick SOB could do that would change the minds of those sick cult members.

[Different Drummer]

56. MAGA might possibly find it admirable.

[Dlpger61]

13. Should be blasted across all media outlets along with the SC Decision

This is huge news and should not be allowed to go unnoticed. I watched the news this morning and not one outlet CBS/ABC/NBC said anything about the SC Decision.

[markpkessinger]

15. Probably because the plaintiff, Katie Johnson, withdrew her lawsuit less than 8 months after she filed it. . .

. . . and admitted she had no proof that could substantiate the allegations she had made in her complaint. That doesn't mean it didn't happen, of course, but I think any reputable media outlet would be disinclined to continue reporting allegations made in a withdrawn complaint.

[tazkcmo]

33. Reputable media

Like NYT? Lol

[Farmer-Rick]

43. What did she do to withdraw allegations?

What she alleged is a crime. A DA needs to bring charges against
Trump and investgate the rape of a 12 year old. But no DA could be bothered. So, it was my understanding it wasn't withdrawn, she just failed to pursue it.

But if you have a document, not what some idiot journalist pushes, that indicates she actually took action to withdraw what she said, can you give a link?

[markpkessinger]

88. The allegations were made in a civil lawsuit filed in Federal District Court for the Central District of California . .

. . . in case # 5:16-CV-00797 (Katie Johnson v. Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein).

She sued him for $100 million. The allegations may have constituted crimes, but Trump and Epstein were not criminally charged for them.

California dismissed her lawsuit, due in part to the fact that the couldn't verify her address. She then refiled in the Southern District of New York, but eventually withdrew that lawsuit as well (see https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000158-318d-d416-abfe-bbdf51aa0001 )

And look, I'm not saying her claims were untrue -- they may well have been. But no one can realistically expect a media outlet to report on unsubstantiated allegations from a civil lawsuit that was withdrawn by the plaintiff before it ever went to trial.

[rubbersole]

102. It would have gotten more coverage if she'd produced her long form birth certificate from Hawaii.

By 'reputable' media outlets.

[Farmer-Rick]

106. Thanks for the link

She took action to withdraw. So she really did back down. I wonder if it was due to a bribe or a threat?

[hadEnuf]

61. Disinclined to continue reporting the allegations unless it was Biden or any other Democrat.

Then it would be breaking news on the half hour, every half hour.

Isn't that completely obvious by now?

[Attilatheblond]

63. Wasn't that after she and her family were threatened?

[Bayard]

16. Is there a legitimate source for this?

[sop]

17. Trump should be under arrest for sexual abuse of a minor under the age of 16.

This girl was 14-years-old when Trump sexually abused her. In Florida sexual battery offenses have no statute of limitations if the victim was younger than 16 years of age when the crime occurred. Trump's prosecution can be commenced at any time. Why is Trump not under arrest?

[OMGWTF]

87. It wasn't sexual abuse, it was sexual ASSAULT.

[wryter2000]

20. What is this from?

[Hermit-The-Prog]

22. "Case 5:16-cv-00797-DMG-KS Document 1 Filed 04/26/16 Page 3 of 6 Page ID #:3"

[Hermit-The-Prog]

21. Image extracted...

[Evolve Dammit]

23. Deeply disturbing and WTF MSM? Do your job

[WarGamer]

24. That's the Jane Doe (Katie Johnson) accusation that disappeared.

Had a press conference scheduled and was never seen from again.

NewsWeek calls the accusation claim FALSE on their fact check.


https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-do-papers-allege-trump-epstein-took-part-sexual-assault-1857863

[Hermit-The-Prog]

29. Newsweek says the 2016 complaint has nothing to do with the recently unsealed court documents.

They can't declare the accusations in the 2016 complaint false.

[WarGamer]

30. Newsweek might need new fact checkers...

the clipped image is from 2016 and apparently... the topic of the fact check.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

46. Apparently there is a claim going around that the 2016 complaint is part of the unsealed docs.

That claim is what Newsweek says is false. The 2016 complaint was withdrawn shortly after it was made. The rumor then and now is that "Katie Johnson" was intimidated into withdrawing the complaint.

It is false that the complaint is part of the unsealed Grand Jury documents.

Whether or not the complaint itself is false was never tried, since it was withdrawn.

[Farmer-Rick]

48. Yeah, she failed to pursue further action

But pedophilia is a federal crime and a DA should have investigated and charged someone. They didn't.

But did she actually take action to withdraw her allegations or did she just give up pursuing it?

[Evolve Dammit]

25. God dammit people. This is your fucking chosen one?

[perdita9]

26. I've yet to see a major news outlet cover this

I wonder why

[Bonx]

52. It's too hot to handle!

Or just not true.

[Think. Again.]

27. Hopefully one of the Left organizations that can afford to will start buying ad time with this front and center.

[usonian]

34. The tweet doesn't show. It's an x.com versus twitter.com thing. So here are the pertinent items. Passing along.

the tweet



Document:

https://ia801203.us.archive.org/26/items/gov.uscourts.cacd.646485/gov.uscourts.cacd.646485.1.0.pdf

[Warpy]

35. Republicans don't care about the sins of their own, those are perfectly understandable

although they still throw their sons and daughters out onto the street if the sons come out or the daughter is pregnant.

You're not hearing about this stuff on major media because Republicans don't give a shit when their own do it.

Only Democrats have their careers ruined if they don't live up to the ideals the Republicans love to shame us over. Be grateful Biden is past most temptation in that department, although I can't see him diddling children at any point in his adult life.

There is a massive double stnadard out there and it is not in our favor.

TFG is corruption, itself, and they don't care, they will still maintain he was sent by Jebus.

And that tells us all we need to know about them.

[HarryM]

37. Because MSM

Doesn't want to get on the wrong side of the dictator, should he cheat and win. They are doing all they can to suck up to him, so that they can be part of his official propaganda network.

[progressoid]

39. The lawsuit accusing Trump of raping a 13-year-old girl, explained...

Fifteen women have now gone on record to say that Donald Trump sexually assaulted them. Out of all of their stories, one is the most explosive and bizarre — a woman who says Trump violently raped her at an orgy when she was just 13 years old. But the horrific details of her accusation have gotten the least attention.

It seemed like that was all going to change Wednesday, when the woman, who has gone by the pseudonyms “Katie Johnson” and “Jane Doe,” was set to appear at a press conference at the law offices of Lisa Bloom, a high-profile civil rights attorney and TV commentator. But the woman didn’t come to the press conference. Bloom told a room full of waiting reporters that Johnson was afraid to show her face after receiving multiple death threats, and that they would have to reschedule.

Then on Friday, Bloom announced that Johnson had dropped her lawsuit:

Link to tweet

It’s not uncommon for victims of sexual assault to want to preserve their anonymity, and dropping a lawsuit doesn’t mean admitting that the case had no merit. Jill Harth, who sued Trump for sexual assault in 1997, still stands by her claims even though she dropped the lawsuit. And it would indeed have been an intense couple of days for Johnson — Bloom said that her firm’s website was hacked, that Anonymous had claimed responsibility, and that death threats and a bomb threat came in afterwards.

It was the end of an incredibly strange case that featured an anonymous plaintiff who had refused almost all requests for interviews, two anonymous corroborating witnesses whom no one in the press had spoken to, and a couple of seriously shady characters — with an anti-Trump agenda and a penchant for drama — who had aggressively shopped the story around to media outlets for over a year.

more: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/11/3/13501364/trump-rape-13-year-old-lawsuit-katie-johnson-allegation

[Hermit-The-Prog]

47. Thank you. That background should make it clear that this is NOT part of the recently unsealed Grand Jury docs.

[proud patriot]

40. Kick

[2naSalit]

41. It woud help if...

It found its way beyond xitter.

[angrychair]

44. Think I'm going to vomit

Until I read that I honestly didn't think my opinion of him could be lower but here we are.
How did this not come out in the 2020 election and why isn't it being talked about now?!?

This is why I rage at the news media. They are literally protecting trump.

[DallasNE]

50. n/tTrump Is Good For Their Bottom Line

[sop]

65. The man is a monster. I didn't believe it was possible to hate him more than I already did, but now I do.

Just when you think you've reached the nadir of Trump's evil and depravity, it gets worse.

[LeftInTX]

110. It came out in 2016

&t=5s&ab_channel=ScottDybiec

It's a civil suit. Which she dropped a few days before the election.

The lawsuit accusing Trump of raping a 13-year-old girl, explained
The anonymous plaintiff dropped her lawsuit against Trump, the circumstances around which have been bizarre.

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/11/3/13501364/trump-rape-13-year-old-lawsuit-katie-johnson-allegation

Link to tweet

[Joinfortmill]

45. He's such a pile of shit.

[DallasNE]

49. Why Did Katie Johnson Drop This Case

Has anybody attempted to locate Katie Johnson? Did Johnson receive a financial settlement with an NDA preventing her from talking? Or was she threatened with a countersuit? I faintly recall this coming up in 2016 but not with this level of detail. Was this under oath? What is in the other 5 pages? Lots of questions.

[Botany]

62. If this is the case I'm thinking about she dropped

.... the case because of threats against her and
her family from the mob. Which mob I don't
know ... Italian or Russian or ???.
I think Gloria Alread was her attorney.

[Bucky]

67. She settled with an NDA, out of fear

[DallasNE]

83. It Was Filed Pro See Representing Herself, Not Allred

Is the NDA your speculation? Perhaps it was filed too late? I just don't know.

[Bucky]

84. I recall reading about there being an NDA. That's Trump's M.O.

I'm sure you know how reliable human memory is, so that's my recall and not just speculation. I wouldn't bet the milk money on recall being 100%.

I'd definitely bet the milk money on my pure speculation that she's too scared to speak up now. Trump's learned a few things about leveraging mob threats of violence over the last 8 years.

[Hekate]

94. Her lawyer said death threats. Death threats are very persuasive.

[DallasNE]

96. Link?

She filed the lawsuit Pro See (she was her own lawyer).

[Hekate]

97. Comments by other posters in this thread

[questionseverything]

99. Post # 39, lisa bloom

[spooky3]

51. I believe it but it was never proven in court--that's part of why it's not in the news.

There were allegations that he pressured and intimidated the plaintiff(s) and they dropped the suit. Maybe someone else knows more about this and why he wasn't criminally charged.

[CoopersDad]

54. *****LINK to the source document*****

Posted above but needing more visibility:

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.646485.1.0.pdf

...

[DallasNE]

81. Pro See Filing

Which means the woman was representing herself. Also, the case was filed in California and the defendants both lived in New York, which may or may not have created jurisdictional issues. Could it be that it was not accepted in California and she lacked the means to pursue it elsewhere? She was asking for a single lump sum settlement with 2 defendants which looks like a flaw to me, although I am not an attorney. While it makes for good reading for us junkies, it looks to lack much underpinning.

[dlk]

55. Why not, indeed

n/t

[jalan48]

58. Our owners want Trump and it's all Biden must resign all the time.

[we can do it]

59. Because they are too damn busy saying Biden is old.

[Attilatheblond]

66. Yep. Too many good people are playing into media owners' strategy.

Many of those people should know better.

[Texin]

64. I read this earlier today. I am convinced the media are creating a Biden feeding frenzy to distract people from this.

It clearly lays out the fact that TSF is/was a pedophile and felt not one ounce of contrition or guilt about using (apparently repeatedly) children as young (younger?) as twelve years old as sex punches and "performers" for his pleasure.

I absolutely fucking believe the lamestream media are engaged in an orchestrated effort to bury this by creating a shark feeding frenzy about Biden's age and his "feebleness" in order to achieve it.

[flying_wahini]

70. Could it be the media is too busy firing up Dems to lose Joe, and it seems to be working amount some us?

Not me. Joe is MY guy. ❤️

[Rightstopper]

71. Not on media

Does not fit the narrative they created about the great New York business man they created for the Apprentice. They still believe their own BS sold to America the last two times he ran.

[ecstatic]

72. criminal negligence on the news media's part. For sure.

This is insane!

[Bluethroughu]

73. Death satan realeased these because they are throwing

trump to the wolves. NOW, Merrick comes out and says he's going after trump.

They will put Paul Ryan or Death Santan up at the Convention! Just my Opinion....both horrible enablers and koch heads.
Project 2025 jerks.

We need the Justices removed and the immunity ruling and Bush V Gore overturned before the election.

[Wednesdays]

107. The GOP, going after Trump? A brokered GOP convention?

Yeah, right. TSF OWNS the Republican Party. Period.

[ffr]

75. Because $$$. The media is in a $$$ drought with Biden in office. His drab wonkiness doesn't sell headlines

And they can see how much money they made during TSF's presidency, people were hooked watching 24/7.

Presidents that create jobs and actually do make America Great Again, don't engage viewers the same way for the media. Remember, once News became entertainment, it ceased to be anything but entertainment, ala Cable News.

[colorado_ufo]

77. Is it possible that Putin bought videos from Epstein?

Asking for a friend.

[Botany]

103. Yes

N/t

[Dave Bowman]

78. I wonder if they looked like Ivanka.

[Diraven]

79. A little sus

But at least as legit as anything from Hunter's laptop.

[Marthe48]

80. I don't recommend to survivors or people with children

or humans

[czarjak]

90. Go tell it on the mountain....

THAT mother-fucker can't be beat. 4GetAboutIt. Worser N Worser

[RandomNumbers]

91. Because the "media" does its best to drown out anything important

by repeating nonsense.

[PatrickforB]

92. Because our corporate media is far more concerned with profits than with truth.

I looked for this all over in the NYT, but it is nowhere to be found. The only thing they are reporting on is the 'uncertainty' Democrats are facing (in disarray, let's not forget disarray) over Biden's age, blah, blah, blah.

I have decided I will be calling them up on Friday and cancelling my subscription. You know this is not even in the Guardian. The only ones reporting on it are PBS, which of course is why the GOP has been trying to defund them for years.

[JayDem]

93. Please enlighten me...

...was this from the Epstein released materials? If so it should be on the front page of all newspapers/websites/social media/TV channels, etc.

[CaptainTruth]

95. I know. And how many people here know about the rape charges against GW Bush?

The rape charges against him, filed in a Texas court, while he was POTUS?

Don't use Google or any other search engine, tell me if you know about it & have known about it since it happened?

I have copies of all the court filings, every filing that went on the docket because those were public record. After Bush was ordered to appear in court twice & he didn't... then the case just disappeared.

Why? See the 1973 OLC opinion & the 2000 OLC reaffirming opinion, which said "POTUS cannot be prosecuted," period, ie they gave POTUS immunity for anything & everything, including rape, 50 years ago. The DOJ adopted that as policy & practice.

"Presidential Immunity" is not new. It's been in effect, in practice, for at least 50 years.

[HandmaidsTaleUntold]

100. Good Question

If MSNBC and CNN are so liberal and in the tank against Biden why was this case not talked about every day like such a thing would be talked about on FOX if it were Biden. Let’s just admit that the wealthy conservative owners of those networks won’t allow it. But the journalists need to grow some courage and ignore them. This young lady had her life threatened so she wouldn’t testify. And this story would’ve sunk Trump in 2016. Why didn’t Hillary use it? Look what we ended up with. And now people like Hillary should be afraid for their lives. Evil is gaining power.

[Wednesdays]

108. "... But the journalists need to grow some courage and ignore them..."

Yes, but the editors/directors determine what ends up on the page or on the air. Their heads are on the chopping block if they displease their owners.

[HandmaidsTaleUntold]

114. Yes But Trump Will Have Their Actual Heads

Public hanging outweighs losing your job.

[spanone]

104. K&R

[Bumbles]

105. I'm 81, have seen and read a lot, and I am repulsed beyond words.

We have our own Caligula. Where is Cassius Chaerea?

[3auld6phart]

109. Couldn't

Read beyond a couple of sentences. Horrific behaviour. Who the Hellare the scum that that ran cover for that freak? Theyshoukd also be charged. Gawd help us all if that orange buffoon gets elected t a second term as President

[Nimble_Idea]

111. Do you go free if you rape minors in Desantis country?

You know.....maga family values.

[NowsTheTime]

112. Is there a pattern here somewhere?......asking nievely

[BoRaGard]

113. the shame of the republicans is a river of toxic behavior

[CousinIT]

115. THE CORPORATE MEDIA has done it's damnedest to IGNORE it. That's why. n/t

[Orrex]

117. He should be in jail for life, but the media and much of the country has decided it's irrelevant

I've said many times, and I maintain that it's true, that KKKultists could catch Trump in the act of violently sodomizing their own children, and they'd still mortgage their homes to help fund his legal defense.

[Buttoneer]

118. Why didn't Trump sue the plaintiff?