BREAKING: DOJ Launches Criminal Investigation Into Trump Rape Accuser E. Jean Carroll The Justice Department has initiated a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, focusing on whether she committed perjury during her civil lawsuits against Donald Trump. The probe centers on her sworn testimony that she received no outside funding for her legal fees, despite billionaire Reid Hoffman later being revealed as a funder. This investigation stems from Carroll’s accusations of rape and subsequent defamation claims against Trump, which led to multi-million dollar judgments against him.

• 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.