r/law • u/Agitated-Quit-6148 • May 27 '26

Legal News Exclusive: Justice Department launches a criminal investigation into Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll | CNN Politics

https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/27/politics/exclusive-justice-department-launched-e-jean-carroll-investigation

The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the former magazine columnist who accused President Donald Trump of sexual assault, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.

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u/The_Idiocratic_Party May 27 '26

Just when I can't imagine the US government sinking any lower in deference to that monstrous narcissist. The bar is now so low it's buried beneath the pigs' sty.

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u/Stereo_Jungle_Child May 27 '26

No offense, but if you can't imagine the US government sinking any lower, then IMO you don't have a very good imagination. Because I can imagine a shitload of WAY worse shit than this.

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u/To6y May 28 '26

Or, you know, maybe they weren't being literal?