Trump Goons’ E. Jean Carroll Revenge Plot Takes Billionaire Twist

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A criminal investigation involving the woman who accused the president of sexual assault also reportedly targets a billionaire who helped fund her legal expenses.

According to https://www.axios.com/2026/05/28/doj-e-jean-carroll-funding-reid-hoffman-review?utm_campaign=mrf-utm_campaign=editorial&utm_source=x&utm_medium=owned_social&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202605286a0d31c210b9ce03fa6ac80d" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.axios.com/2026/05/28/doj-e-jean-carroll-funding-reid-hoffman-review?utm_campaign=mrf-utm_campaign=editorial&utm_source=x&utm_medium=owned_social&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202605286a0d31c210b9ce03fa6ac80d">Axios, the Department of Justice is examining a nonprofit associated with billionaire Reid Hoffman, 58, over donations that were partially used to support journalist E. Jean Carroll’s civil lawsuit against President Donald Trump, 79.

The report comes after https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/27/politics/exclusive-justice-department-launched-e-jean-carroll-investigation" rel="" target="_self" title="https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/27/politics/exclusive-justice-department-launched-e-jean-carroll-investigation">CNN revealed on Wednesday that the DOJ is seeking to determine whether Carroll, 82, https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-goons-launch-revenge-plot-against-sex-attack-victim-e-jean-carroll/" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-goons-launch-revenge-plot-against-sex-attack-victim-e-jean-carroll/">committed perjury during her two civil lawsuits against Trump.

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