Billionaire supporter of E Jean Carroll says inquiry meant to 'silence' Trump critics

Democratic billionaire donor Reid Hoffman has publicly said that a US justice department criminal investigation of donations he made in support of magazine columnist E Jean Carroll’s sexual abuse and defamation lawsuits against Donald Trump is designed to “silence” critics of the president.

It was reported recently that the justice department had opened a criminal inquiry into people involved in the lawsuits.

Carroll alleged that Trump sexually abused her in a Manhattan department store three decades ago, claims that resulted in her being awarded $5m in 2023 and a further $83m in a separate defamation lawsuit a year later. Trump has denied the claims, and the awards against him have been subject to appeals.

The Hoffman-affiliated non-profit organization American Future Republic has since been said to be under investigation by the government for payments to Kaplan Hecker & Fink, the litigation firm that represented Carroll.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/billionaire-supporter-e-jean-carroll-152128882.html

I have a feeling a lot of Trump Justice Department attorneys may eventually be disbarred.