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DOJ Probes E. Jean Carroll for Perjury in Trump Cases

Is this an abuse of power or a warranted investigation into undisclosed funding?

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DOJ Probes E. Jean Carroll for Perjury in Trump Cases

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Above: E. Jean Carroll in New York City in September 2024. Image credit: Leonardo Munoz/AFP/Getty Images

The Spin

Anti-Trump narrative

The DOJ perjury probe into E. Jean Carroll is a textbook abuse of power — a sitting president weaponizing federal law enforcement against someone who successfully sued him for sexual abuse and defamation. Two separate juries already awarded Carroll $88.3 million, and the presiding judge found no credibility issues with her deposition. This is selective prosecution dressed up as justice.

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Pro-Trump narrative

Carroll's 2022 deposition claim that she received no outside funding was flatly contradicted when her attorneys disclosed a Reid Hoffman-backed nonprofit helped finance the litigation. Deleting emails containing death threats also raised serious spoliation concerns that deserve scrutiny. When a case this politically charged involves undisclosed funding from a major Democratic donor, a perjury investigation is entirely warranted.

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