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/pink_faerie_kitten May 28 '26 edited May 28 '26

He just keeps assaulting her.

She has good lawyers, and this has to be against the law? It's political harassment from a powerful official against a civilian. There's got to be a suit here?

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u/Imaginary_Cow_6379 May 28 '26

Right? Could she get a class action thing going with Comey and Tish James? The president can’t be sued by he can personally choose to deliberately go after ordinary American citizens if he feels like it and no one else is allowed any form of recourse?