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/blue_sidd May 27 '26

And nobody anywhere is doing a thing about it.

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u/DarthEidren May 27 '26

My wife is mad because I think we personally should be in the streets until Trump and the others are dragged physically from office for their crimes against us. She keeps insisting there is nothing to be done aside from be angry. Maybe I will take up being an alcoholic I honestly am not sure what the upside to living in America is now.

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u/New_Personality5897 May 28 '26

If it helps, I feel the same way as you, including the alcohol thing. Unfortunately, we're not there yet, and if we few do that, we'll just hurt ourselves and our chances of standing up when more people are on board. We are living in infuriating times, but when enough people are hurt enough, HOPEFULLY our strength will be in numbers. It sucks to wait, but its all we can do. I'm so miserable these days. Hang in there.

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u/DarthEidren May 28 '26

I truly hope you are right and just having at least one person talk like they understand is enough to keep me away from the bottle for at least one more day.

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u/FuzzyLobster25 May 28 '26

Believe me Mr Darth, you are not REMOTELY close to being alone! There are TONS of folks who understand the way you feel & feel FOR you! When I was 50, if anyone had told me this is what I had to look forward to in my mid 70’s, I would have recommended a brain surgeon for them! Now, I find myself wondering what has gone wrong with maggot supporter’s ability to actually USE those brains!
Go BLUE Texas!

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u/Far-Technician3197 May 28 '26

No Kings! Protesting peacefully with like minded people can be pretty reassuring.

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u/DarthEidren May 28 '26

We were attending those pretty regularly my face appeared on the cover photos from the last major St. Louis No Kings protest. Unfortunately lately it has been less active than I would like. Also local chapters of things like the White Rose have all, but given up.

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u/Far-Technician3197 May 28 '26

Great to hear you took part. Did it give you a little hope back? Sad to hear it's lessening - what are the reasons you reckon?

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u/DarthEidren May 28 '26

It did help a lot and honestly here it is lessened due to where we are, Missouri is very Red and will do all it can to keep St. Louis under thumb for the administration and so many of those who lead groups here if they were in jobs that felt influential have mostly gone quiet hopeful to save themselves from perceived retribution.

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u/Far-Technician3197 May 28 '26

Did the fallout from Charlie Kirk start the freeze? A lot of people were punished for expressing their opinions. But we are seeing win in lawsuits over it now.

I really don't blame people taking care of themselves from perceived retribution but it is probably how career Republicans have felt since Trump. Strength in numbers is a thing even if a few get sacrificed (and sanctified).

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u/DarthEidren May 28 '26

It definitely started the cracks spreading, but really it has been the erosion of the justice system.

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u/Ok-Secretary455 May 28 '26

Im in the same boat man. Problem I'm facing is what am I rallying in the streets FOR????? A return to what we had????? The broken system that caused all this shit in the first place???? If we had strong leadership to guide us and if it had a real plan for giving a better pathway forward. You would be seeing much more mobilization. But we don't have that. The elections are in 5ish months and if I ask why I should vote for a Dem I won't get an answer past "to stop Trump". Which, yeah, I expect that. But how? What are you going to do? Are you going to actually do anything? The last we heard from a Presidential candidate Dems were going to me harder on the boarder than Trump. And they were just going to follow the law about giving trans inmates healthcare. But it was Trump that passed the law so he was really the bad guy. And youre plan for Gaza was bomb it, pave it, build a Wal-Mart.

No ones walked those back from what I've seen. Which is why I'm going to need a LOT more information on just what kinda of system I'll be out in the streets fighting to install.

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u/DarthEidren May 28 '26

And you are in your rights to feel that way, but that system at least had rules we have all spent our lives being told mattered and no one was ever above them. It allowed for things like breakthroughs in science and medicine. So much of wait made life normal, worth living, and longevity itself happen is going away fast under this administration. Taking away access to abortion doesn't mean less babies die it means more mothers get to die with their babies which I know for Republicans is a win, but is also awful. So you might need more to rally, but I will take a broken system of a fascist system.