Trump was held liable for sexual abuse and defamation against E. Jean Carroll and ordered to pay $5 million and $83 million, with the judgments upheld in court. Trump continues pursuing appeals. A CNN report says the Justice Department is investigating Carroll for possible perjury charges related to a 2022 deposition. In that deposition, Carroll said outside backers did not fund her lawsuit. A panel on CNN NewsNight debated whether the DOJ’s actions are politically motivated and whether Carroll committed perjury. Panelists challenged each other’s framing of the case, including arguments about whether the merits depend on political viewpoint.
"Trump was found liable for sexual abuse and defamation against Carroll and was ordered to pay judgments of $5 million and $83 million, which have been upheld in court. Trump is still pursuing appeals. CNN dropped a bombshell report on Wednesday that the Trump DOJ is investigating Carroll for possible perjury charges over a 2022 deposition in which she said outside backers did not fund her lawsuit."
"On Wednesday night's edition of CNN NewsNight, anchor Abby Phillip hosted a panel that included Keith Boykin, Peter Meijer, Jemele Hill, Pete Seat, Kmele Foster, and Staci Schneider to discuss the case. Phillip immediately challenged Seat when he began to weigh in on the merits of the case, and Schneider jumped in to call BS when he claimed the merits depend on your political viewpoint."
"PHILLIP: So, one of the things that you should know about this is that Todd Blanche, who's now the acting attorney general, he is a former attorney of President Trump's and represented him in this case. He's recused himself from this. But does that actually clear the Justice Department from the accusation that what they're doing effectively is going after people that the president wants to see prosecuted? PETE SEAT: Well, to me, the number one question is, did she commit perjury? If the answer-"
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