The DOJ investigation is focused on Reid Hoffman's nonprofit, American Future Republic, instead of E. Jean Carroll. The matter is connected to Carroll’s deposition, but Carroll is not the subject of the investigation. The investigation is ongoing, and it would be inaccurate to say Carroll is being investigated at this time. The White House referred questions to the DOJ, while the DOJ and Carroll’s legal team declined to comment. Carroll previously sued Donald Trump for sexual assault in the 1990s, and Trump was found liable for sexual abuse and defamation, receiving a $5 million fine. Trump appealed to the Supreme Court, which has not yet decided whether to hear the case. Carroll previously said she received no outside funding, but her attorneys later said Hoffman's nonprofit covered some legal expenses.
"The investigation is more focused on Reid Hoffman's nonprofit, American Future Republic, than Carroll herself, a source familiar with the DOJ's operations tells Axios. "It's related to E. Jean Carroll and her deposition, but she is not the subject of the investigation." "The investigation is ongoing... but as of right now, it would be inaccurate to say that she is being investigated.""
"Context: Carroll was previously questioned about a 2022 deposition in which she said she received no outside funding for her lawsuit, but her attorneys later said that Hoffman's nonprofit covered some of her legal expenses. Dmitri Mehlhorn, then a philanthropic adviser for Hoffman, said in a 2017 statement that the nonprofit made a donation to the Kaplan Hecker & Fink law firm for a different public interest lawsuit. But when the firm took up Carroll's case in 2020, her lawyer asked if the grant money could be used for the suit against Trump."
""We had no prior knowledge at the time of the original grant that our funding would go to support her case in particular," Mehlhorn said, according to the New York Times. Yes, but: Trump argued in court that Carroll had committed"
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