Do you still believe Trump isn’t weaponizing the DOJ?

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The United States Department of Justice has reportedly opened a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll over possible perjury tied to her civil lawsuits against Donald Trump.

Prosecutors are looking into whether Carroll falsely stated during a 2022 deposition that no outside funding was covering her legal expenses. The investigation reportedly focuses on later financial support connected to a nonprofit backed by Reid Hoffman.

The case is already triggering fierce reactions online, with critics calling it political retaliation while Trump supporters argue it is overdue accountability.

 

E. Jean Carrol faces criminal investigation.

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.

Carroll’s team declined to comment for this story. Attempts to reach Hoffman on Wednesday were unsuccessful.

The probe is the latest move in the department’s ceaseless, and somewhat strained, efforts to meet Trump’s demands to target his long-standing personal foes.

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.