Hoffman Calls DOJ Inquiry Into Carroll Case Retaliation

LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman denounces reports that the Justice Department is probing his nonprofit American Future Republic for funding part of E. Jean Carroll’s litigation against Donald Trump, calling the probe retaliation and arguing it targets Trump critics; the DOJ’s scrutiny reportedly centers on perjury in Carroll’s deposition and on the nonprofit’s funding, though Hoffman frames the move as political retaliation while Carroll’s civil judgments against Trump remain in place.