The Justice Department launched an investigation into whether E. Jean Carroll committed perjury during a 2022 deposition. Carroll accused Donald Trump of raping her in a New York City department store in the mid-1990s, and Trump repeatedly denied the allegation. The probe also centers on whether Carroll lied when she said no one else was funding her case, despite LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman later admitting he bankrolled the lawsuit. Carroll received about $90 million across her civil sexual abuse and defamation cases. Rep. Melanie Stansbury claimed the investigation shows Trump manipulating the DOJ, comparing it to Richard Nixon. Alex Witt corrected Stansbury’s wording, saying Trump was accused of sexual abuse rather than rape, and noted ABC News paid Trump $15 million in late 2024 after George Stephanopoulos said he was found liable for rape.
"Witt asked Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) for her thoughts on the Justice Department launching an investigation into E. Jean Carroll, with the probe focused on whether she committed perjury during a 2022 deposition. Carroll accused the president of raping her in a New York City department store in the mid-1990s, a claim Trump has repeatedly denied."
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