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Justice Department efforts to rewrite history show #MeToo still matters
Published
May 29, 2026 6:45AM (EDT)
E. Jean Carroll and President Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)
E. Jean Carroll still terrifies Trump
Justice Department efforts to rewrite history show #MeToo still matters
TL;DRAI
Trump's DOJ opened a criminal probe into E. Jean Carroll, who won two civil verdicts against him for sexual assault and defamation in 2023–2024. The case is viewed as legally weak but aimed at deterring #MeToo plaintiffs and eroding institutional accountability norms.
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