Justice Department Opens Investigation Into E. Jean Carroll, Who Won Sexual Abuse Verdicts Against Trump
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Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Associated Press
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Summary
The Justice Department has opened an investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the writer who accused Donald Trump of sexual assault and won two civil verdicts against him. A jury found Trump liable for sexually abusing Carroll in 1996, awarding her $5 million in 2023, and another jury awarded her $83.3 million in 2024. The investigation by Trump's DOJ into his accuser raises concerns about the weaponization of government power against a political adversary's critic.
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The following year, another jury awarded Carroll $83.3 million.
The Justice Department has opened an investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the longtime advice columnist who has said Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in a Manhattan department store 30 years ago.
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