The Justice Department reportedly opened a criminal investigation in May 2026 into possible perjury by E. Jean Carroll related to statements in her civil lawsuits against President Trump about outside legal funding from a nonprofit tied to Reid Hoffman. The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois issued a statement denying that his office had opened or ever opened a criminal investigation specifically into Carroll, while some reporting suggested the focus involved the funding arrangements or the nonprofit. No federal charges have been filed against Carroll in the months since those reports. Separate appeals of the underlying civil judgments remain pending, including before the Supreme Court, with the Department of Justice involved in related filings on presidential immunity and substitution issues. Any charging decision would depend on the status and outcome of the probe.