A report highlights growing unease within the U.S.Department of Justice (DOJ) following the opening of an investigation connected to writer E.Jean Carroll and former President Donald Trump.

According to reporting cited in the article, the probe centers on alleged perjury issues tied to statements about the financing of Carroll’s legal case against Trump.

Carroll previously won a civil judgment in which a jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation, and the case has remained a focal point in ongoing political and legal disputes.

MS NOW reporter Ken Dilanian described the investigation as part of what he characterized as a broader pattern of politically motivated actions by Trump-aligned legal authorities, suggesting that it resembles a “retribution campaign” targeting perceived political adversaries.He argued that many within the DOJ are concerned by the narrowing scope and perceived weakness of such investigations.

Former federal prosecutor Kristy Greenberg also criticized the viability of the case, stating that the judge in Carroll’s earlier proceedings had already determined that the contested statements were not material to the core legal issues.She argued that reopening the matter as a perjury case would be legally unsound and unlikely to succeed, calling it effectively “dead on arrival.

” A former Southern District of New York prosecutor similarly suggested that the case would be a legal non-starter based on early reports, reinforcing doubts about whether it could survive prosecutorial review or reach a grand jury.

Overall, the article portrays internal DOJ skepticism and legal criticism of the investigation, while framing it within broader concerns about politicization of justice and the use of federal investigations against political opponents.The situation is described as contentious, with legal experts questioning both the evidentiary basis and the prosecutorial intent behind the inquiry.