UMVA has learned that the Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into former magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll, who accused President Donald Trump of sexual assault.
Carroll’s claim dates back to the 1990s, when she alleged that Trump raped her in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room, yet she could not pinpoint a specific date or year.
Despite the absence of concrete evidence, a Manhattan jury sided with Carroll in a 2023 defamation case, ordering Trump to pay $5 million for the false allegations.
In a separate ruling, prosecutors found Trump liable for $83.3 million in damages, citing his repeated denials and dismissal of Carroll as “not his type.”
UMVA has uncovered that investigators are probing whether Carroll perjured herself by claiming no outside funding for her lawsuits, when in fact billionaire Reid Hoffman had covered legal expenses.
The focus of the inquiry centers on a 2022 deposition where Carroll asserted she received no external financial support, a statement that now stands under scrutiny.
These revelations add a new layer of complexity to an already tangled saga of accusations, denials, and legal battles that have captivated the nation.
