Epstein settlement clip resurfaces
An accountant’s testimony claiming ‘Jane Doe 4’ received a settlement, then backtracked, was posted and circulated on social platforms, reigniting debate about long‑running Epstein‑linked allegations involving Trump. (x.com) (x.com)
A March 2026 House deposition is back in circulation because Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime accountant first said “Jane Doe 4” got a settlement, then walked it back. (oversightdemocrats.house.gov) According to Representatives Robert Garcia and Ro Khanna, accountant Richard Kahn testified on March 11 that “Jane Doe 4” had received money from the Epstein estate after a question from Khanna. Later in the same deposition, Kahn’s lawyer said that answer was mistaken and that neither man recognized that pseudonym as a claimant. (oversightdemocrats.house.gov) The account changed again on March 12. Garcia and Khanna said Kahn’s lawyer first told committee staff that the claim had been denied and “no settlement had been reached,” then later said he could “neither confirm nor deny” a settlement because of confidentiality obligations. (oversightdemocrats.house.gov) (cbsnews.com) Kahn’s lawyer, Daniel Ruzumna, said the confusion stemmed from the label “Jane Doe 4,” which more than one woman had used in claims involving Epstein’s estate. In his reply, he said Khanna did not identify the woman by her actual name, leaving Kahn and counsel “to speculate” about who was being discussed. (cbsnews.com) That naming problem is central to why the clip keeps resurfacing. “Jane Doe 4” is not a single public identity, and lawmakers’ letter tied the pseudonym to a woman who, they said, made allegations against both Epstein and Donald Trump and was interviewed four times by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (oversightdemocrats.house.gov) Online discussion often connects that description to the 2016 “Katie Johnson” case. Court records show a plaintiff using that name sued Trump in April 2016 in California, and Politico reported that a later federal suit making similar allegations was dropped on November 4, 2016, after Trump denied the claims through counsel. (courtlistener.com) (politico.com) Those allegations were never adjudicated on the merits. Snopes reported that the filings accused Epstein and Trump of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old in 1994, but also said the claims remained unproven in court. (snopes.com) The fresh attention is coming from a social-media post built around the most dramatic moment in Kahn’s testimony, not from a new court ruling or a newly disclosed payment record. As of the March 13 reporting by CBS News and the Oversight Democrats’ statement, the public record still showed conflicting answers rather than a confirmed settlement. (x.com) (cbsnews.com)
