Skip to main contentSkip to navigation Close dialogue1/1 Next image Previous image Toggle caption Reid Hoffman in New York City on 12 October 2023. Photograph: Brendan McDermid/Reuters View image in fullscreen Reid Hoffman in New York City on 12 October 2023. Photograph: Brendan McDermid/Reuters Billionaire supporter of E Jean Carroll says inquiry meant to ‘silence’ Trump criticsJustice department has opened investigation into Reid Hoffman’s backing of writer’s lawsuits against Trump 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.The justice department has said that it does not…
Published: May 30, 2026 3:21 pm
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