Trump Justice Department Probes $88.8 Million Carroll Case Funder for Money-Laundering
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Updated · The Guardian · Jun 5
Trump Justice Department Probes $88.8 Million Carroll Case Funder for Money-Laundering
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jun 5
Summary
Chicago federal prosecutors are reportedly investigating America Future Republic, the non-profit that helped fund E. Jean Carroll’s lawsuits against Donald Trump, over possible money-laundering conspiracy and obstruction.
The inquiry comes as Trump keeps fighting Carroll’s combined $88.8 million in civil verdicts; prosecutors rejected reports that Carroll herself is under investigation.
America Future Republic is backed by LinkedIn co-founder and Democratic donor Reid Hoffman, who called the premise "absurdly false" and said Trump was targeting him for supporting Carroll’s case.
Legal analysts and some Republicans cited in the report described the move as potential retaliation by a Justice Department aligned with Trump, though no public grand jury activity, subpoenas or search warrants have surfaced.
The backdrop is Carroll’s two courtroom wins against Trump — $5 million and $83.3 million — after juries found he sexually abused and defamed her, judgments he is still appealing.