{"id":347351,"date":"2026-05-28T18:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T17:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ex-trump-aide-dojs-e-jean-carroll-probe-is-a-mistake\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T18:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T17:00:14","slug":"ex-trump-aide-dojs-e-jean-carroll-probe-is-a-mistake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ex-trump-aide-dojs-e-jean-carroll-probe-is-a-mistake\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Trump aide: DOJ&#8217;s E. Jean Carroll probe is a mistake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/tKDaA8HYwK4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Ex-Trump aide: DOJ's E. Jean Carroll probe is a mistake\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tKDaA8HYwK4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the former magazine columnist who accused President Donald Trump of sexual assault, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. <\/p>\n<p>The investigation is focused on whether Carroll committed perjury in testimony tied to her two civil lawsuits against the president \u2013 one alleging he sexually abused Carroll in a New York department store in the mid-1990s, and a second for defaming her when in 2019 he repeatedly denied the assault, said she wasn\u2019t his type and claimed she made it up to boost sales of a book.<\/p>\n<p>Former Trump White House communications director Alyssa Farah Griffin explains why she thinks the investigation is a public relations blunder. Also, CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig and national security attorney Mark Zaid discuss the viability of future legal action against Carroll. <\/p>\n<p>0:00 Former Trump aide Alyssa Farah Grifffin weighs in on the Carroll investigation<br \/>\n2:38 How serious is a potential perjury case against E. Jean Carroll?<br \/>\n5:41 Attorney says perjury charges stemming from depositions are \u201cincredibly rare\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Watch more CNN here: https:\/\/cnn.it\/4kh5RPe<\/p>\n<p>#EJeanCarroll #Trump #News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the former magazine columnist who accused President Donald Trump of sexual assault, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. 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