Top federal prosecutor in Chicago denies investigation into E. Jean Carroll
Andrew Boutros said his office never opened a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll after reports tied the probe to her deposition testimony.
- U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois Andrew Boutros stated Friday that his office "has not opened — and has never opened — a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll," refuting media reports from earlier this week.
- Earlier this week, media outlets reported the Justice Department was investigating whether Carroll committed perjury in her 2022 deposition testimony regarding outside funding for civil lawsuits against President Donald Trump, which resulted in nearly $89 million in damages.
- Subsequent reporting clarified the inquiry centers on American Future Republic, the Chicago-based nonprofit founded by billionaire Reid Hoffman that provided legal funding to Carroll, rather than the columnist herself.
- Hoffman, a prominent Democratic donor, characterized the scrutiny as retaliation and wrote on X that he would "not bend the knee" to President Trump's use of government power against critics.
- This investigation follows a reported pattern of Justice Department scrutiny toward individuals involved in legal cases against the president, including former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.
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U.S. Attorney Denies Investigating Trump Accuser amid Reports Primary Target Is Nonprofit Founded by Democrat Donor Reid Hoffman
A statement issued Thursday by the office of U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros of the Northern District of Illinois denied the earlier reporting, originally broken as an exclusive by CNN, claiming that the office had opened an investigation to former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, who sued President Donald Trump over sexual abuse claims from the 1990s. Boutros issued the statement, breaking from typical U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) policy agai…
Reid Hoffman says E. Jean Carroll probe involving his nonprofit is meant to ‘silence’ Trump critics
By Kara Scannell, Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Democratic billionaire Reid Hoffman said Friday that the Justice Department’s criminal probe involving donations he made toward E. Jean Carroll’s lawsuits is meant to “silence” those who stand up to President Donald Trump. “He is investigating me because I supported E Jean’s lawsuit –– where a jury found Trump liable for sexually assaulting her, and a court of appeals upheld the decision,” Hoffman…
LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman lashes out at Trump over reports of probe connected to E. Jean Carroll
LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman accused President Trump of retaliation in the wake of reports the Justice Department is probing payments Hoffman’s nonprofit made to help E. Jean Carroll’s litigation against the commander-in-chief.
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