The Department of Justice has initiated a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the former magazine columnist who previously accused President Donald Trump of sexual assault, to check if Carroll committed perjury during her testimony. She filed two civil cases: One alleges that Trump sexually abused her in a New York department store. The second was a defamation claim after the president denied the assault, claiming it was fabricated for book sales.
Per CNN, the current focus of the federal prosecutors is a 2022 deposition in which Carroll, now 82, stated under oath that she did not receive any outside funding for her legal proceedings. It was later revealed that billionaire Reid Hoffman had provided payments for some of her legal fees and expenses.
