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Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump’s Justice Division is investigating a lady who accused him of sexual abuse.
What’s taking place? On Wednesday night, we discovered that E. Jean Carroll — a author and recommendation columnist who alleged in a 2019 essay and two subsequent, profitable civil lawsuits that Trump assaulted her many years in the past — is now underneath federal legal investigation in Illinois.
The investigation has but to provide an indictment — and should not — however its mere existence is one other indication of the extent to which Trump has weaponized the justice system to punish his enemies.
What’s the DOJ investigating? The investigation, which CNN first reported, reportedly facilities on a perjury allegation towards Carroll over a press release she made in 2022.
On the time, Carroll stated — incorrectly — that she had not acquired exterior funding supporting her civil lawsuits towards Trump. As my colleague Zack Beauchamp explains, nevertheless, a federal appeals court docket already concluded in 2024 that there was no proof the misstatement was intentional, and Carroll might have merely forgotten.
As one authorized skilled instructed Zack on Thursday, even when Carroll is indicted, “A conviction is simply not going to occur.”
Why Carroll? Carroll will not be alone in accusing Trump of sexual misconduct or assault; not less than 27 girls have carried out so up to now. Her allegation, nevertheless, has been each expensive and embarrassing for Trump: He was discovered liable in 2023 for sexually abusing and defaming Carroll, who additionally gained greater than $88 million from him in two civil judgments. (The cash has not but been paid, as Trump continues to attraction.)
He’s nearly definitely going to maintain at it — however not less than up to now, he retains failing, too.
And with that, it’s time to log out…
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