Former Trump campaign staffer Alva Johnson told the Daily Beast she is dropping her lawsuit accusing President Trump Donald John TrumpFederal prosecutor speaks out, says Barr 'has brought shame' on Justice Dept. Former Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick MORE of pay discrimination and non-consensually kissing her, telling the publication that she concedes it would have little chance of success.

“I’m fighting against a person with unlimited resources, and repeatedly the judicial system has failed to find fault in his behavior,” Johnson told the publication on Wednesday. “That’s a huge mountain to climb.”

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When she filed the lawsuit in February, Johnson claimed Trump grabbed her and attempted to kiss her on the lips in an RV during a Tampa event during the 2016 campaign.

Lawyers for Trump have released a clip of the two’s interaction, with both sides claiming the video vindicates them. Johnson's team noted that it contradicts claims by Trump and the White House that the two never met, while Trump’s lawyers have argued Johnson does not appear uncomfortable in the clip.

Johnson has acknowledged this and said she did not realize the gravity of the incident until October 2016 when a clip of Trump discussing grabbing women’s genitals dominated news coverage.

“Once the Access Hollywood tape came out, I knew that it wasn’t just something that he did 15 years ago, that it was still his behavior, that he thinks he can violate your personal space, that he can kiss women without permission,” Johnson told the Daily Beast. More than a dozen other women have accused Trump of misconduct ranging from groping to rape, all of which he has denied.

Johnson added that regardless of her reaction, it was inappropriate behavior toward a subordinate.

“I think people forget that I was at work. It’s absurd to think that it was mutual,” she said.

U.S. District Judge William Jung, a Trump appointee first nominated by President Obama, dismissed Johnson’s initial lawsuit in June, telling her he would give her the opportunity to refile it as a tort and wages lawsuit rather than “a political lawsuit.”

The Hill has reached out to the White House for comment.