The US Justice Department has opened an investigation into former magazine writer E. Jean Carroll, multiple news media outlets reported on Wednesday.
The probe is believed to focus on whether Caroll committed perjury in testimony tied to two civil lawsuits against Trump.
One is connected to her allegations that Trump sexually assaulted her in a New York City department store in the 1990s. The other is when she sued him for defamation in 2019.
In 2023, a jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse but not liable for rape. Another jury in 2024 found Trump defamed Carroll during his first term by denying her claims and ordered him to pay $83 million in damages.
CNN first reported the DOJ investigation.
