Summary The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll over potential perjury in testimony during her lawsuits against President Donald Trump.
Prosecutors are examining whether Carroll lied in a 2022 deposition when she said no one else was paying her legal fees, sources familiar told CNN.
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.
Under acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, the department has pushed to speed up Trump’s campaign of retribution.
Senior leaders at the Justice Department referred the investigation to federal prosecutors in Chicago, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
In a 2022 videotaped deposition, Carroll told then-Trump attorney Alina Habba that no one else was paying for her legal fees.
This story was updated to remove a statement errantly provided by the Justice Department. »