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In reply to the discussion: Breaking CNN: DOJ Launches Criminal Probe Into Trump Accuser E. Jean Carroll [View all]sheshe2
(98,572 posts)10. Exclusive: Justice Department launches a criminal investigation into Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll
Exclusive: Justice Department launches a criminal investigation into Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll
— Kat ðï¸ðð¦ðºð¦ð»ðð§ð¦ðð³ï¸âðð³ï¸ââ§ï¸ðð (@smith83k.bsky.social) 2026-05-27T23:17:57.711Z
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The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the former magazine columnist who accused President Donald Trump of sexual assault, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
The investigation is focused on whether Carroll committed perjury in testimony tied to her two civil lawsuits against the president one alleging he sexually abused Carroll in a New York department store in the mid-1990s, and a second for defaming her when in 2019 he repeatedly denied the assault, said she wasnt his type and claimed she made it up to boost sales of a book.
Prosecutors theory hinges on a 2022 deposition statement by Carroll, 82, that she received no outside funding for her lawsuit, though it was later revealed that billionaire Reid Hoffman had paid some legal fees and expenses.
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Under acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, the department has pushed to speed up Trumps campaign of retribution. But the cases hes brought since taking the reins of the department in April have been heavily criticized and are likely to face challenges in court over allegations of politicization.
The investigation is focused on whether Carroll committed perjury in testimony tied to her two civil lawsuits against the president one alleging he sexually abused Carroll in a New York department store in the mid-1990s, and a second for defaming her when in 2019 he repeatedly denied the assault, said she wasnt his type and claimed she made it up to boost sales of a book.
Prosecutors theory hinges on a 2022 deposition statement by Carroll, 82, that she received no outside funding for her lawsuit, though it was later revealed that billionaire Reid Hoffman had paid some legal fees and expenses.
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Under acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, the department has pushed to speed up Trumps campaign of retribution. But the cases hes brought since taking the reins of the department in April have been heavily criticized and are likely to face challenges in court over allegations of politicization.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/27/politics/exclusive-justice-department-launched-e-jean-carroll-investigation?cid=ios_app
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Breaking CNN: DOJ Launches Criminal Probe Into Trump Accuser E. Jean Carroll [View all]
senseandsensibility
Wednesday
OP
Exclusive: Justice Department launches a criminal investigation into Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll
sheshe2
Wednesday
#10
She is not an accuser, she is a victim of Trump as determined by a court of law.
Irish_Dem
Wednesday
#16
Justice Dept. Is Said to Open Criminal Inquiry of E. Jean Carroll Over Trump Lawsuits (New York Times Gift Article)
LetMyPeopleVote
Yesterday
#41