Billionaire supporter of E Jean Carroll’s suit against Trump says inquiry meant to ‘silence’ president’s critics

Justice department opened investigation into Reid Hoffman’s donations to support writer’s suits against Trump

Democratic billionaire donor Reid Hoffman has publicly said that a US justice department criminal investigation of donations he made in support of magazine columnist E Jean Carroll’s sexual abuse and defamation lawsuits against Donald Trump is designed to “silence” critics of the president.

It was reported recently that the justice department had opened a criminal inquiry into people involved in the lawsuits.

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