Permanent record
Alva Johnson's public allegation record
- Event date
- Category
- Sexual-misconduct allegations and litigation
- Posture:
- Civil complaint dismissed with leave to amend; claimant declined to refile
Alva Johnson alleged in a federal civil complaint and interviews that Trump kissed her without consent during a 2016 campaign stop.
Evidence basis
primary-plus-independent
Documented response
White House and campaign spokespeople denied the allegation as absurd, unfounded, and contradicted by witnesses, according to the cited reporting.
Disposition
A federal judge dismissed the complaint without prejudice and with leave to amend on June 14, 2019. Johnson declined to amend and ended the action in September 2019; the alleged kiss was not adjudicated, and dismissal is not disproof.
Dated sources
- — TIME (Independent litigation reporting)
- — Alva Johnson federal complaint (Filed federal civil complaint)
- — Johnson dismissal order reproduction (Federal dismissal order reproduction)
- — The Washington Post (Independent disposition reporting)
Correction status
No substantive correction recorded for this version.
Canonical citation
Alva Johnson's public allegation record. Donaldtrumpler.com. https://donaldtrumpler.com/records/2019-02-25-alva-johnson-lawsuit/
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