Anonymousabout 1 hour ago
The Justice Department has opened a criminal perjury investigation into E. Jean Carroll, who won two civil defamation and sexual assault verdicts totaling approximately $88 million against President Trump. The inquiry, referred to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago, focuses on whether Carroll lied in a 2022 deposition about outside funding of her legal fees — a matter the trial judge already ruled immaterial and the appeals court found plausible. The case arrives amid a documented pattern of federal investigations targeting Trump's perceived adversaries, raising questions about prosecutorial independence and the chilling effect on civil litigation against public officials.