The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll over potential perjury in testimony during her lawsuits against President Donald Trump.

Prosecutors are examining whether Carroll lied in a 2022 deposition when she said no one else was paying her legal fees, sources familiar told CNN.

Carroll's lawyers declined to comment for this story.

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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.