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10. Exclusive: Justice Department launches a criminal investigation into Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll
Wed May 27, 2026, 07:37 PM
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Exclusive: Justice Department launches a criminal investigation into Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll

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www.cnn.com/2026/05/27/p...

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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 wasn’t 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 Trump’s campaign of retribution. But the cases he’s 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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Bring it on MoFos malaise Wednesday #1
My gawd...................... Lovie777 Wednesday #3
I tried to warn everyone that Blanche could be worse than Bondi senseandsensibility Wednesday #4
He's going to be impeached again in less than a year malaise Yesterday #44
Like we couldn't see this coming! hamsterjill Wednesday #2
He wants to humiliate his rape victim and make her drop the settlement. Irish_Dem Wednesday #5
+1 dalton99a Wednesday #7
I thought that the settlement had already been adjudicated. Dan Wednesday #12
It has, but he has not paid it. Irish_Dem Wednesday #14
That is totally bullshit! Dan Wednesday #29
This is how psychopaths operate. Irish_Dem Yesterday #40
Just a gut feel from seeing her interviewd FHRRK1 Wednesday #13
The DOJ can make her life hell. Irish_Dem Wednesday #15
I guess we'll need a big go fund me Tree Lady Wednesday #18
Trump will make the US a docile, compliant, silent country. Irish_Dem Wednesday #20
I want to wake up from this nightmare Tree Lady Wednesday #21
Here is an idea FHRRK1 Wednesday #19
Malicious prosecution (again) no_hypocrisy Wednesday #6
Evil Government. spanone Wednesday #8
Next he'll investigate the jurors malaise Wednesday #25
Trump has finally found his Beria in Todd Blanche. nt Tommy Carcetti Wednesday #9
Beria met a very violent end to his life Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Wednesday #35
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
Agreed. sheshe2 Wednesday #22
Media is downplaying the crime. Irish_Dem Wednesday #23
Yes, then again, it is CNN! sheshe2 Wednesday #27
How pathetic! What a waste of the DOJ and taxpayer money. sinkingfeeling Wednesday #11
i know people here already know this but... Takket Wednesday #17
Remember Ukraine Mad_Machine76 Wednesday #31
He will use every dirty trick in the book to avoid paying the judgment dlk Wednesday #24
He wants to bleed money out of her underpants Wednesday #26
Oh for fcks sake! mcar Wednesday #28
Did she ever get paid? kimbutgar Wednesday #30
Nazi Assholes strike again. Cha Wednesday #32
He is such a pathetic bad loser. Baitball Blogger Wednesday #33
I hate this man Pisces Wednesday #34
She is not an "accuser". ruet Wednesday #36
Thanks for pointing that out senseandsensibility Yesterday #42
... ruet Yesterday #43
And they wonder why victims don't report. NT Trueblue Texan Wednesday #37
She is not an accuser, she is a victim !!! stonecutter357 Wednesday #38
She should apply for that $1.5B slush fund TVguyCards Wednesday #39
Justice Dept. Is Said to Open Criminal Inquiry of E. Jean Carroll Over Trump Lawsuits (New York Times Gift Article) LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #41
WaPo has new details on the E. Jean Carroll probe LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #45
Why is this important? DET Yesterday #46
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