politics
Justice Department investigating whether Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll committed perjury, sources say
Updated on: May 28, 2026 / 12:17 AM EDT / CBS News
TL;DR
- The Justice Department is conducting a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll for potential perjury.
- The investigation concerns her testimony about receiving outside funding for her civil lawsuits against Donald Trump.
- A jury previously found Trump liable for sexual assault and defamation in two separate lawsuits, awarding Carroll millions in damages.
- The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois is leading the investigation.
- The core of the inquiry is whether Carroll lied in a deposition when she stated she received no outside funding for her lawsuit.
- It was later revealed that Reid Hoffman provided financial assistance for her legal expenses.
- An appeals court previously found that Carroll had "plausibly represented" that she had forgotten about limited outside funding obtained by her counsel.