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AP report: Justice Department opens investigation into E. Jean Carroll, who successfully sued Trump for sexual abuse and defamation
It's the latest in a series of investigations the Trump administration Justice Department has opened into perceived adversaries of the president.
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According to PBS News’s source item, AP report: Justice Department opens investigation into E. Jean Carroll, who successfully sued Trump for sexual abuse and defamation, It’s the latest in a series of investigations the Trump administration Justice Department has opened into perceived adversaries of the president.
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Primary source: AP report: Justice Department opens investigation into E. Jean Carroll, who successfully sued Trump for sexual abuse and defamation via PBS News. VINI cites and links the source; it does not reproduce the publisher’s full article text without rights clearance.
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- AP report: Justice Department opens investigation into E. Jean Carroll, who successfully sued Trump for sexual abuse and defamationPBS News - 2026-05-28T13:19:52+00:00
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