Resolution Rule
Do not resolve a contradiction without attributable evidence. A denial is not automatically stronger because it is a denial, and an allegation is not automatically stronger because it appears in an FBI record, pleading, draft, or book-related file.
Machine-readable ledgers: contradictions.json and acquisition-queue.json.
TEP-CON-0001 · Pleading Versus Denial
TRUMP-CLAIM-0002 Status: unresolved; REVIEWED - DISPUTED. The capture is not a certified court PDF and the denial is not independent disproof.
TEP-CON-0002 · Johnson Primary-Record Gap
source gap No claim should be strengthened beyond the captured pleading text.
TEP-CON-0003 · Witness II Firsthand Account Versus Verification
TRUMP-CLAIM-0001 The FBI 302 documents what the witness reported. It does not, by itself, establish that the allegation occurred.
TEP-CON-0004 · Witness II Location Specificity Gap
location conflict The location cannot be normalized beyond the witness description.
TEP-CON-0005 · Deposition Admission Versus Non-Answer
non-allegation The non-answer is not an admission and the yes answer establishes only socialization.
TEP-CON-0006 · Directory Presence Versus Relationship Inference
directory only Directory presence is not corroboration of any allegation.
TEP-CON-0007 · Wolff Draft Versus Final Publication
TRUMP-CLAIM-0003 A draft manuscript and attributed hearsay are not independent verification.
TEP-CON-0008 · Wolff Draft Hearsay Versus Denial
hearsay dispute Denial is visible context but not source-record disproof.
TEP-CON-0009 · Media Repetition Versus Independent Corroboration
derivative group Duplicate media mirrors are not counted as corroboration.
TEP-CON-0010 · Flight-Count Discrepancy
acquisition gap Private 2025 correspondence is not used as public evidence for flight-count claims.
TEP-CON-0011 · Mar-a-Lago Recruitment Versus Ban Record
acquisition gap Presence or recruitment at a property does not establish Trump misconduct.
Questions Still Open
- Is there a primary document supporting the Mar-a-Lago ban claim?
- What source underlies competing flight-count claims?
- Does the archive contain the certified Johnson filing and docket history?
- Was the Wolff draft language retained, changed, or removed in final publication?
- Is Witness II independently corroborated?
- Does any record establish the Witness II alleged event location and date?
- Are later media accounts independent or copied from earlier claims?
- Is there a fuller FBI record underlying Witness II beyond the 302 summary?
Acquisition Queue
- Certified Johnson complaint and docket history. Needed to verify exact filed allegations, sworn status, procedural history, and withdrawal/dismissal posture.
- Fuller FBI record underlying Witness II. Needed to test interview context and lawful corroboration without unmasking protected identities.
- Witness II corroboration status. Needed to determine whether the specific alleged conduct has independent support.
- Reiter primary 302 or Palm Beach Police memo. Needed to separate primary investigative evidence from press summaries.
- Primary Mar-a-Lago ban or exclusion source. Needed before any ban claim is treated as established.
- House Oversight "dog that hasn't barked" email. Needed to clarify official production silence or document framing.
- Authoritative flight-log exhibit. Needed to resolve local-versus-public flight-count discrepancies.
- Final published Wolff text comparison. Needed to determine whether the draft allegation was retained, changed, or omitted.
- Complete denial sources and dates. Needed for source-specific denial visibility across all claims.
- Missing exhibits referenced inside reviewed documents. Needed to test whether referenced exhibits change classification or confidence.