Justice Department Sends E. Jean Carroll Probe to Chicago Over 2022 Funding Deposition
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Updated · Chicago Sun-Times · May 28
Justice Department Sends E. Jean Carroll Probe to Chicago Over 2022 Funding Deposition
7 articles · Updated · Chicago Sun-Times · May 28
Federal prosecutors in Chicago are actively handling a Justice Department investigation into E. Jean Carroll, according to a law-enforcement source cited by the Chicago Sun-Times.
The probe centers on Carroll’s 2022 deposition testimony that she had no outside funding for her lawsuit against Donald Trump, a claim later undercut by disclosures that Reid Hoffman helped cover some legal fees and expenses.
That lawsuit produced an $83.3 million January 2024 award over Trump’s continued attacks, on top of a separate $5 million May 2023 sexual-abuse and defamation verdict that Trump has repeatedly appealed without success at the Supreme Court.
The referral lands in Andrew Boutros’ office as it faces a credibility crisis after the collapse of the Broadview Six protest case over alleged grand-jury improprieties.
After winning nearly $90 million, could E. Jean Carroll's own testimony now lead to a federal prison sentence?