BREAKING: DOJ Launches Criminal Investigation Into Trump Rape Accuser E. Jean Carroll

The Justice Department launched a criminal investigation into Trump rape accuser E. Jean Carroll, focusing on whether she committed perjury regarding her legal fees.

BREAKING: DOJ Launches Criminal Investigation Into Trump Rape Accuser E. Jean Carroll

TL;DR

  • The Justice Department is conducting a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll.
  • The investigation focuses on whether Carroll committed perjury in her sworn testimony.
  • Carroll testified under oath that no outside sources were paying her legal fees for lawsuits against Donald Trump.
  • It was later revealed that billionaire Reid Hoffman was funding Carroll's legal fees and expenses.
  • Carroll accused Donald Trump of rape in the 1990s and brought defamation lawsuits against him.
  • A Manhattan jury awarded Carroll $5 million in a sexual abuse and defamation case in May 2023.
  • In January 2024, another defamation case resulted in Trump being ordered to pay $83.3 million to Carroll.