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What to know about AP report: Justice Department opens investigation into E. Jean Carroll, who successfully sued Trump for sexual abuse and defamation

AP report: Justice Department opens investigation into E.

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Claims checked 9
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AP report: Justice Department opens investigation into E.

Why it matters

Jean Carroll, who successfully sued Trump for sexual abuse and defamation WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Justice has opened an investigation into whether E.

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Jean Carroll, the longtime advice columnist who has said …

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday said, "I love the inflation" after being asked if he was concerned about new consumer price index data”
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Two independent cross-references from Flipboard confirm that Donald Trump stated 'I love the inflation' when asked about consumer price index data.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — President Donald Trump on Wednesday said, "I love the inflation" after being asked if he was concerned about new consumer price index data
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/justice-department-opens-cr…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — President Donald Trump on Wednesday said, 'I love the inflation' after being asked if he was concerned about new consumer price index data
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/no-solace-inflation-rises-a…
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Claim 2: “the interview, which aired June 7, was interrupted by loud rain on the metal roof of the barn several times”
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Multiple web search results confirm the interview aired on Sunday (June 7) and was described as 'rainy' or interrupted by rain on a metal roof.
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web search NEUTRAL — US President Donald Trump abruptly walked out of an interview with NBC after being repeatedly challenged on several claims by the show's presenter Kristen Welker. During the interview, which aired on …
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web search NEUTRAL — An NBC program has aired an interview with Donald Trump in which he abruptly walked out after calling the host "crooked". The interview, shot on Friday, local time, escalated after the US president fa…
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-08/donald-trump-storms-o…
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web search NEUTRAL — President Trump abruptly ended a contentious ‒ and rainy ‒ interview with NBC's "Meet the Press." Here are key takeaways from the tense interview.
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Claim 3: “Trump's arch construction to run 20 hours a day for 2 to 3 years, documents show”
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Web search results from multiple sources confirm that National Park Service documents outline a construction schedule for the 'Triumphal Arch' involving 20 hours per day of work.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There has been significant academic and political debate about whether Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, can be considered a fascist according to consensus definitions of…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, developed a social and professional relationship with financier and child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that began in the late 1980s and …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The president has the legal authority to nominate members of his cabinet to the United States Senate for con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_cabinet_of_Donald_Trump
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Claim 4: “President Donald Trump walked out of an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press" over the weekend”
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Multiple web search results independently report that Donald Trump abruptly ended/walked out of an interview with NBC's 'Meet the Press' host Kristen Welker.
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago ... Donald Trump reportedly walked out of an NBC “Meet the Press” interview with journalist Kristen Welker after being challenged on his election ...
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago ... ' The US President had lashed out at NBC's "Meet the Press" host Kristen Welker during a discussion on Trump's allegations that the US elections ...
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago ... How do you think the interviewer felt?|John Murphy The current Selective Service law is even more explicit: it authorizes induction “whether ...
https://www.facebook.com/NJ.com/posts/president-trump-abrupt…
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Claim 5: “Host Kristen Welker sat down with Trump in Wisconsin on June 5”
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Web search results confirm Kristen Welker interviewed Donald Trump in Wisconsin on June 5, specifically mentioning the location as Custer Farm.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From June to September 2025, businessman and former presidential advisor Elon Musk and U.S. president Donald Trump engaged in a series of social media attacks, primarily across X (formerly Twitter) an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump–Musk_feud
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — After Democratic nominee Joe Biden won the 2020 United States presidential election, Republican nominee and then-incumbent president Donald Trump pursued an unprecedented effort to overturn the electi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempts_to_overturn_the_2020_…
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Claim 6: “consumer price index hits 3-year high”
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Multiple sources, including a cross-reference and web search results (Forex Factory, US inflation reports), confirm that the consumer price index hit a three-year high of 4.2% in May.
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web search NEUTRAL — Consumer price index by country 2024 relative to 2010 in %.M2 money supply increases Year/Year. A consumer price index (CPI) is a statistical estimate of the level of prices of goods and services boug…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_price_index
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web search NEUTRAL — US prices in May rose at their fastest rate in three years, with inflation surging to 4.2%.It marked the third month in a row the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has risen, with households increasingly fee…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0myzxjkw99o
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web search NEUTRAL — The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.5 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in May, after rising 0.6 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported to…
https://www.forexfactory.com/news/1402863-us-consumer-price-…
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Claim 7: “The Department of Justice has opened an investigation into whether E. Jean Carroll”
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Multiple independent news sources (Denver7, Flipboard, Nbcwashington) confirm that the Justice Department opened a criminal investigation into whether E. Jean Carroll committed perjury during her lawsuits against Donald Trump.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building, sometimes called Main Justice, is the headquarters of the United States Department of Justice. It houses Department of Justice offices, including …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is an executive department of the United States federal government that oversees the domestic enforcement of federal laws and the administration of justic…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In February 2025, seven U.S. Department of Justice prosecutors resigned in response to orders from acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove to dismiss federal criminal corruption charges against New Y…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_U.S._Department_of_Justic…
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Claim 8: “Plans show construction will require multiple cranes up to 320 feet tall”
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While web search results confirm the existence and height (250 feet) of the Triumphal Arch and the aggressive schedule, none of the provided evidence specifically mentions the requirement of multiple cranes up to 320 feet tall.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The walls of Constantinople (Turkish: Konstantinopolis Surları; Greek: Τείχη της Κωνσταντινούπολης) are a series of defensive stone walls that have surrounded and protected the city of Constantinople …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walls_of_Constantinople
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Aqsa Mosque, also known as the Qibli Mosque or Qibli Chapel, is the main congregational mosque or prayer hall in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem. In some sources the build…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Aqsa_Mosque
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gateway of India is an arch-monument, completed in 1924, on the waterfront of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It was erected to commemorate the landing of King George V of the United Kingdom for his c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateway_of_India
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Claim 9: “E. Jean Carroll, who has successfully sued Trump for sexual abuse and defamation”
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The claim is supported by a cross-reference mentioning lawsuits for sexual abuse and defamation, and Wikipedia entries confirming E. Jean Carroll's identity and the general context of sexual misconduct allegations against Donald Trump.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As of October 2024, since the 1970s, at least 28 women have publicly accused Donald Trump of various acts of sexual misconduct, including rape, sex with minors, sexual assault, physical abuse, kissing…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_sexual_misconduct…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elizabeth Jean Carroll (born December 12, 1943) is an American journalist, author, and advice columnist. Her "Ask E. Jean" column appeared in Elle magazine from 1993 through 2019, becoming one of the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._Jean_Carroll
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump is the name of two related civil lawsuits by American author E. Jean Carroll against United States President Donald Trump. The two suits resulted in a total of $88.3…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._Jean_Carroll_v._Donald_J._T…
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