Reading Rule
No entry below upgrades a pleading, draft, press account, FBI summary, directory recollection, or repeated media item into independent proof. The reviewed allegation cards remain unchanged: TRUMP-CLAIM-0001 and TRUMP-CLAIM-0003 are reviewed uncorroborated; TRUMP-CLAIM-0002 is reviewed disputed.
Machine-readable timeline data: timeline.json.
TEP-EVT-00011994 summer allegation in Johnson pleading account
alleged_eventTRUMP-CLAIM-0002secondary pleading account
"The parties were held by Defendant Epstein at a New York City residence that was being used by Defendant Epstein at 9 E. 71st St. in Manhattan..."
People / LocationKatie Johnson / Jane Doe pseudonym, Trump, Epstein, Tiffany Doe; East 71st Street reference.
StatusPleading allegation summarized by secondary press; certified docket missing.
LimitationNot independent verification. Rev. added 2026-07-16.
TEP-EVT-00022016-04-26 California filing described
filing_dateTRUMP-CLAIM-0002
"filed pro se by the plaintiff, acting without a lawyer, sought $100 million in damages"
People / LocationKatie Johnson / Jane Doe pseudonym, Trump, Epstein; California court path described by article.
StatusReporter account of docket history.
LimitationPACER-certified complaint remains missing. Rev. added 2026-07-16.
TEP-EVT-00032016-04-28 Alan Garten denial
denial_or_rebuttal_dateTRUMP-CLAIM-0002
"The allegations are not only categorically false, but disgusting at the highest level"
People / LocationAlan Garten, Trump, Katie Johnson / Jane Doe pseudonym.
StatusUnsworn public denial quoted in archived article.
LimitationVisible rebuttal, not independent disproof. Rev. added 2026-07-16.
TEP-EVT-00042016-05-02 procedural dismissal described
dismissal_or_withdrawal_dateTRUMP-CLAIM-0002
"the judge had ruled only on the terms of the filing, not on any of the substance of the case as 'bogus' or otherwise"
People / LocationKatie Johnson / Jane Doe pseudonym; California filing described by article.
StatusProcedural-history account.
LimitationCertified court order remains missing. Rev. added 2026-07-16.
TEP-EVT-00052016-06-20 revised New York filing described
filing_dateTRUMP-CLAIM-0002
"New Jersey attorney Thomas Francis Meagher filed the same case in revised form"
People / LocationMeagher, Katie Johnson / Jane Doe, Trump, Epstein; SDNY path described by article.
StatusSecondary filing-history account.
LimitationCertified SDNY docket remains missing. Rev. added 2026-07-16.
TEP-EVT-0006Witness II alleged New York / New Jersey incident
alleged_eventTRUMP-CLAIM-0001FD-302 summary
"She was, 'introduced to someone with money, money... It was Donald Trump.'"
People / LocationRedacted Witness II, Trump, Epstein; either New York or New Jersey, very tall building.
StatusFirsthand allegation in unsworn FBI summary.
LimitationThe FBI 302 documents what the witness reported. It does not, by itself, establish that the allegation occurred. Rev. preserved 2026-07-16.
TEP-EVT-00071994-1996 address-book recollection
corroborating_record_datecontact-directory only
"Prince Andrew's name was there, Donald Trump's name was there."
People / LocationJA / Alessi prep-note witness; Epstein Palm Beach residence.
StatusUnsworn prep-note recollection.
LimitationDirectory presence is not evidence of interaction or misconduct. Rev. added 2026-07-16.
TEP-EVT-00081998 Mar-a-Lago recruitment context
alleged_event_contextlocation only
"At the age of 15, she was working as a changing room assistant at the Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach."
People / LocationVirginia Giuffre, Ghislaine Maxwell; Mar-a-Lago.
StatusUnsworn press account.
LimitationDoes not allege Trump misconduct or establish Trump interaction. Rev. added 2026-07-16.
TEP-EVT-00092002 Trump quote reproduced
publication_or_public_statement_dateassociation context
"'I've known Jeff for fifteen years. Terrific guy,' Trump told New York in 2002."
People / LocationTrump, Epstein; New York magazine quote reproduced by Daily Beast.
StatusAttributed media quote.
LimitationAssociation quote is not misconduct evidence. Rev. preserved 2026-07-16.
TEP-EVT-00102006 Palm Beach / Reiter press lane
publication_or_archive_source_dateReiter context
"He reportedly hobnobs with the likes of former President Clinton, former Harvard University President Lawrence Summers and Donald Trump"
People / LocationReiter, Krischer, Goldberger, Epstein, Trump; Palm Beach.
StatusLocal press account with prosecution and defense context.
LimitationPrimary Reiter memo remains missing. Rev. added 2026-07-16.
TEP-EVT-00112010-03-17 Epstein admits socializing with Trump
statement_or_interview_datesworn deposition
"Q. Have you socialized with him? A. Yes, sir."
People / LocationEpstein, Trump, Jack Scarola; 303 Banyan Boulevard, West Palm Beach.
StatusSworn deposition excerpt.
LimitationEstablishes only socialization, not misconduct. Rev. added 2026-07-16.
TEP-EVT-00122010-03-17 Epstein refuses under-18 socialization question
statement_or_interview_datenon-answer
"Have you ever socialized with Donald Trump in the presence of females under the age of 18?"
People / LocationEpstein, Trump, Jack Scarola; deposition setting.
StatusConstitutional assertion, not admission.
LimitationQuestion and non-answer cannot be counted as proof. Rev. added 2026-07-16.
TEP-EVT-00132010-06-14 Trump Tower scheduling string
document_creation_datelocation string
"Bcwkes is at 12 30 trump tower"
People / LocationEpstein, Peter Mandelson, Leon Black, Bewkes; Trump Tower.
StatusUnsworn correspondence.
LimitationDoes not place Trump in the meeting. OCR spelling preserved. Rev. added 2026-07-16.
TEP-EVT-00142012-04-19 Trump Tower Istanbul email
document_creation_datelocation string
"Apparently Donald Trump is also in town today to open the Trump Tower Istanbul."
People / LocationTrump; Istanbul / Trump Tower Istanbul.
StatusUnsworn email to Epstein.
LimitationDoes not establish Epstein and Trump met. Rev. added 2026-07-16.
TEP-EVT-00152018-06-22 Daily Beast archive capture
document_creation_dateTRUMP-CLAIM-0002
"His name resurfaced during the 2016 election season, when a woman using the pseudonym ... lawsuit against Trump"
People / LocationDaily Beast, Trump, Epstein, Katie Johnson / Jane Doe pseudonym.
StatusPress retelling plus denial visibility.
LimitationSource genealogy node, not independent corroboration. Rev. preserved 2026-07-16.
TEP-EVT-00162018-11-30 Johnson social capture
document_creation_or_capture_dateTRUMP-CLAIM-0002
"Defendant Trump had sexual contact with me at four different parties In the summer of 1994."
People / LocationKatie Johnson / Jane Doe pseudonym, Trump, Epstein.
StatusSocial capture of pleading excerpt.
LimitationCertified court PDF remains missing; OCR has damaged wording. Rev. preserved 2026-07-16.
TEP-EVT-00172019-01-14 Wolff Westerhout note
document_creation_dateTRUMP-CLAIM-0003 support limit
"She was originally the elevator girl at Trump Tower. =/div>"
People / LocationWolff, Epstein, Westerhout; Trump Tower.
StatusUnsworn email.
LimitationSupports only elevator-girl context, not the draft allegation. Rev. preserved 2026-07-16.
TEP-EVT-00182019-03-11 Wolff draft hearsay
document_creation_dateTRUMP-CLAIM-0003draft
"Now the president was telling friends that he wasn't staying at the White House because o= the shutdown"
People / LocationWolff, Epstein, Trump, Westerhout, Bannon; White House / Mar-a-Lago draft references.
StatusUnsworn draft and attributed hearsay.
LimitationA draft manuscript and attributed hearsay are not independent verification. Rev. preserved 2026-07-16.
TEP-EVT-00192019-08-07 Witness II interview date
statement_or_interview_dateTRUMP-CLAIM-0001
"Investigation on 08/07/2019 at United States (In Person)"
People / LocationRedacted Witness II, FBI agents; exact interview location redacted.
StatusFD-302 interview metadata.
LimitationInterview date does not corroborate underlying conduct. Rev. preserved 2026-07-16.
TEP-EVT-00202019-08-22 FD-302 date of entry
document_creation_dateTRUMP-CLAIM-0001
"Date of entry 08/22/2019"
People / LocationFBI, Redacted Witness II; FD-302 record.
StatusDocument metadata.
LimitationFD-302 is a summary, not a verbatim transcript. Rev. preserved 2026-07-16.
TEP-EVT-00212019-11-06 media corroboration caution
contradictory_or_caution_record_datemedia standards
"we could not obtain sufficient corroborating evidence to meet ABC's editorial standards about her allegations"
People / LocationFBI Public Affairs, ABC News, Amy Robach, Virginia Giuffre.
StatusMedia-summary caution.
LimitationNot Trump-specific proof; used only against overcounting media repetition. Rev. added 2026-07-16.
TEP-EVT-00222021-11-30 Alessi prep-note date
document_creation_datedirectory / location
"November 30, 2021 Alessi prep notes"
People / LocationJA / Alessi prep-note witness, AUSAs, SA.
StatusGovernment prep notes.
LimitationOriginal directory exhibit remains missing for the Trump entry. Rev. added 2026-07-16.
TEP-EVT-00232026-07-16 manual reconstruction completed
review_completed_dateall lanes
"No card below is classified as corroborated."
People / LocationGrok Archive Hub Editorial Desk.
StatusReview metadata.
LimitationStatus remains with acquisition queue until missing primary records are acquired. Rev. added 2026-07-16.