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US probes Reid Hoffman group over funding lawsuits against Trump, source says

WASHINGTON: The U.S. Justice Department ​has opened an investigation into a group tied to billionaire Reid Hoffman over its partial funding of writer E. Jean Carroll's lawsuits against President Donald Trump, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

The investigation, being run out of the U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago, is focused ‌on potential money ⁠laundering and obstruction ⁠associated with the group, American Future Republic, according to the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.

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