Justice Department opens criminal probe into Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll
Prosecutors are examining whether she lied in a 2022 deposition about outside legal funding after Reid Hoffman later covered some fees, sources said.
- The Department of Justice has launched a criminal perjury investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the former advice columnist who successfully sued President Donald Trump for sexual abuse and defamation.
- The federal probe focuses on a 2022 videotaped deposition where Carroll, 82, stated under oath that she was not receiving any outside financial support to fund her civil lawsuits against Trump.
- It later emerged that a non-profit group funded by billionaire LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman had paid some of her legal fees and expenses, a fact Carroll’s attorneys subsequently disclosed to the court while clarifying that Carroll herself had never spoken to anyone from the organization.
- The investigation is being spearheaded by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago, as acting Attorney General Todd Blanche recused himself due to his previous work representing Trump as a personal attorney during the Carroll civil appeals.
- The development marks the latest in a wave of DOJ inquiries targeting high-profile adversaries of the administration, following recent federal investigations into New York Attorney General Letitia James, members of Congress, and a recent indictment against former FBI Director James Comey.
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The US Department of Justice has launched a criminal investigation into author E. Jean Carroll, who accused US President Donald Trump of sexual assault, to determine whether Carroll testified falsely in connection with civil lawsuits she filed against Trump.
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating whether E. Jean Carroll, who accuses President Donald J. Trump of rape, sexual abuse, and defamation, committed perjury regarding outside funding for her lawsuits. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has opened a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, examining whether she committed perjury during a deposition in which she denied receiving outside funding for h…
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