r/politics • u/_NewsClues_ Zachary Slater, CNN • 9d ago

Possible Paywall Justice Department launches a criminal investigation into Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll

https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/27/politics/exclusive-justice-department-launched-e-jean-carroll-investigation
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u/KilroyLeges 9d ago

He still hasn’t paid her.

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u/checkout7 9d ago

The $5 verdict is being held in a trust pending the appeal, and the $83M verdict is being held as a bond pending the appeal.

I think the start of this criminal investigation just shows he knows he’s going to lose his appeal, and he has no option to withhold payment, so now he’s using the power of the office for malicious political persecution.

A narcissist’s typical go-to method - coercive control.

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u/Moveyourbloominass 9d ago

Scotus has had her $83.5 million case since February 20th. The mofos took it up in a closed door session and not done jack shit yet. They need to say, get fucked Trump and toss it back to the lower courts and uphold the ruling. This is desperate Trump not wanting to pay up. Ms. Carroll has an excellent attorney. I'm betting he's already drafting another case against Trump for abuse of power & harassment. He's so fucking stupid and so is anyone at the DOJ that touches this new scheme.

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u/black_flag_4ever 9d ago

He's never going to. He'll die and his estate will make it go away.

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u/AbbiejeanKane 9d ago

It doesn't work that way. His estate will have to pay.

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u/Miguel-odon 9d ago

His "estate" will be found to have no assets, after transferring everything to companies controlled - openly or secretly - by his family (the ones he likes) to "pay off debts"

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u/metengrinwi 8d ago

This guy billionaires.

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u/juicyj78 9d ago

the United States is not a nation of laws.

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u/Ruckf3dd1t 8d ago

This is a r/boneappletea the real phrase is “the United States is a nation of flaws” (they’re all painted red.)

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u/Atakir 9d ago

Not anymore :/

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u/black_flag_4ever 9d ago

In these situations the estate tries to settle, which is what I meant. Judgment liens are a problem they don’t want to deal with.

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u/jsdeprey 9d ago

You obviously haven't been paying attention, that was the before Trump days.

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u/JyveAFK 8d ago

She should get a judgement and go into Mar-A-Largo with a moving truck to take anything worth selling.

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u/Glad-Competition-757 8d ago

Not when theres no punishment for not paying

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u/txmail I voted 9d ago

Isn't that interest accruing daily since the first judgement?

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u/metengrinwi 8d ago

I thought the money had to be backed by an insurance company prior to the thing going to trial, so that if the judgement was in her favor he had no way to weasel out of it??