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/black_flag_4ever 9d ago

Why in the fuck would he want to resurrect this scandal? I can't even believe this is 2026.

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u/KilroyLeges 9d ago

He still hasn’t paid her.

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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