Federal Prosecutor in Chicago Denies Opening Investigation of E. Jean Carroll

The former Elle columnist previously obtained an $83 million jury award against the president.

(Left) Former President Donald Trump speaks during the Alabama Republican Party’s 2023 Summer meeting in Montgomery, Ala., on Aug. 4, 2023. (Right) E. Jean Carroll leaves following her trial at Manhattan Federal Court in New York City on May 8, 2023. Julie Bennett/Getty Images; Stephanie Keith/Getty Images

The top federal prosecutor in Chicago denied on May 28 opening a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the writer who accused President Donald Trump of sexual assault and sued him for defamation.

“In light of wide-spread reporting and intense media and public interest into the E. Jean Carroll matter in New York, the Chicago U.S. Attorney’s Office can confirm that it has not opened—and has never opened—a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll,” Andrew Boutros, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, said in a statement posted on X by his office. “Any claim to the contrary is categorically false.”