AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load.When he returned to office, President Trump vowed revenge against those he said had challenged or defied him. Here’s an incomplete list of the people his Justice Department has targeted.Listen · 5:48 min The Department of Justice in Washington, this year.Credit...Eric Lee for The New York TimesMay 28, 2026, 6:39 a.m. ETWhen he returned to office last year, President Trump promised retribution against those he saw as having challenged or defied him. Since then, the Justice Department has laid charges against a slew of people, including current and former government officials, and opened investigations into others.E. Jean Carroll, the former magazine writer who won two civil judgments against Mr. Trump, on Wednesday became the latest subject of a criminal investigation by the department, according to two people with direct knowledge of the situation.Here is an incomplete list of investigations and indictments the Justice Department has pursued against Mr. Trump’s perceived enemies.E. Jean CarrollMs. Carroll, 82, was awarded $5 million in damages in 2023 by a jury that found Mr. Trump liable for sexually abusing her in the 1990s and more recently defaming her.“I filed this lawsuit against Donald Trump to clear my name and to get my life back,” she said at the time of the verdict. “Today, the world finally knows the truth. This victory is not just for me but for every woman who has suffered because she was not believed.”A year later, Ms. Carroll won a $83.3 million civil judgment against him in another defamation case. A federal appeals court upheld the decision in September.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber? Log in.Want all of The Times? Subscribe.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENT