#sexual-assault

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authoritarianism

Trump's DOJ Opens Criminal Investigation Into E. Jean Carroll — The Woman a Jury Found He Sexually Assaulted

The DOJ launched a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll — the woman two juries found Trump liable for sexually assaulting and defaming, awarding her $88.3 million total. The perjury theory: Carroll said in a 2022 deposition that no one else was funding her lawsuit, but LinkedIn billionaire Reid Hoffman later helped cover some legal costs through a nonprofit. An appeals court already reviewed this and found Carroll "plausibly represented" she had "forgotten about the limited outside funding counsel obtained." Trump's DOJ is now criminally investigating his own sexual assault victim over a deposition answer an appeals court already dismissed.

Cruelty & Rights Abuses

"Jane Doe" Alleged Trump Raped Her at 13 at Epstein's Apartment — Dropped After Death Threats

A woman using the pseudonym "Jane Doe" filed a federal lawsuit alleging Trump raped her at age 13 at Epstein's Manhattan apartment in 1994. A press conference was cancelled and the case was dropped days before the 2016 election after she received death threats.

Access Hollywood studio bus where the tape was recorded
Cruelty & Rights Abuses

Access Hollywood: "Grab 'Em by the Pussy"

A 2005 recording captured Trump bragging about sexually assaulting women: "I don't even wait... Grab 'em by the pussy." Multiple women came forward with accusations consistent with his description. The tape was later linked to the hush money felony case.