UPDATE
May 29, 2026 3:00 AM CDT
The top federal prosecutor in Chicago says his office has not opened a probe into Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll, despite reports saying the Justice Department has done just that. Andrew S. Boutros says his office "has not opened—and has never opened—a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll." One of the AP's sources clarified to the outlet that the probe is actually focused on a nonprofit that helped fund Carroll's lawsuit against President Trump. Sources who spoke to the Guardian say that nonprofit is backed by Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn.
May 28, 2026 12:00 AM CDT
Federal prosecutors have reportedly launched a criminal probe into the woman whose accusations of sexual assault helped yield two major civil judgments against President Trump. The Justice Department is examining whether E. Jean Carroll, 82, may have lied under oath in her lawsuits against the president, according to a person with direct knowledge of the inquiry who spoke to the New York Times. The investigation, opened by Andrew S. Boutros, the US attorney in the Northern District of Illinois and a Trump appointee, was first reported by CNN, which cites multiple sources confirming the news. Sources also spoke about the probe to CBS News.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, who has signed off on a series of cases targeting Trump critics, has reportedly stepped aside from this one due to his past work representing Trump. Carroll's attorney did not immediately comment. A New York jury in 2023 found Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming Carroll, awarding her $5 million; a separate jury later granted her $83 million in a defamation case related to Trump's 2019 comments denying the assault, claiming the allegations were intended to boost sales of a book, and saying Carroll wasn't his type. Trump is asking the Supreme Court to throw out the earlier verdict and has secured a delay on paying the latter award while he appeals.
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