米司法省は、E・ジーン・キャロル氏がトランプ前大統領を相手取り勝訴した民事訴訟の費用負担について調査を開始した。本調査は、イリノイ州北部地区連邦検事局が主導している。
今回の調査は、ニューヨーク州で2023年に下されたキャロル氏の勝訴判決に端を発している。同判決でキャロル氏は、性的暴行および名誉毀損に対する損害賠償を勝ち取った。続いて2024年には、名誉毀損に関して二度目の判決が下されている。当局者は、訴訟資金の調達方法に焦点が当てられているとしているが、専門家は訴訟費用を支払うこと自体は違法ではないと指摘している。
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President Trump has dismissed his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS. The move paves the way for a $1.776 billion settlement fund aimed at compensating those who claim government overreach. Critics in Congress and ethics groups have raised concerns over the arrangement.
The U.S. Department of Justice is reportedly opening a criminal investigation into whether E. Jean Carroll committed perjury in her civil cases against President Donald Trump. Carroll was awarded a total of $83.3 million in damages from the proceedings.
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The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll regarding her disclosure of legal funding in her lawsuits against President Donald Trump. A related probe targets donor Reid Hoffman and his affiliated nonprofit.
An appellate court has granted Mary Trump access to documents she says will help prove she was fraudulently induced into a 2001 Trump family settlement after Fred Trump Sr.'s death.
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President Trump created a taxpayer-funded fund of $1.8 billion to compensate his allies, including January 6 rioters, along with a provision granting IRS immunity to him and his family.
Supporters of former President Donald Trump who joined the 2021 Capitol attack are celebrating a new federal compensation fund. The fund forms part of a larger settlement and draws mixed reactions from potential recipients and critics alike.
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Several states led by Massachusetts have filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is imposing unconstitutional conditions on billions in funding for food programs and agricultural support. The suit claims these requirements, tied to immigration policies and opposition to diversity initiatives, hold critical aid hostage. New York Attorney General Letitia James joined the plaintiffs in condemning the move.