The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether E. Jean Carroll, the longtime advice columnist who has said President Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in a Manhattan department store 30 years ago,

The criminal probe reportedly focuses on whether the writer, who in 2023 won a defamation suit against Trump that found him liable for sexually abusing her, committed perjury.

The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether longtime advice columnist E. Jean Carroll lied during the course of civil litigation against Donald Trump, who Carroll says

The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the former magazine columnist who accused President Trump of sexual assault.

Jean Carroll over whether she committed perjury in testimony related ​to lawsuits involving President Donald Trump that she won, Reuters reports. Newsweek reached out to the DOJ and Roberta Kaplan, Carroll’s lawyer,

The Justice Department is conducting a criminal investigation into whether author E. Jean Carroll committed perjury in connection with her civil lawsuits against President Trump, sources familiar with the matter said.

The department is looking into Carroll for potential perjury in litigation against the president, whom she accused of sexual assault and defamation.

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.