**The market reflects trader focus on a May 2026 Justice Department inquiry into whether E. Jean Carroll committed perjury in a 2022 deposition tied to her civil lawsuits against President Trump, specifically regarding undisclosed funding from a Reid Hoffman-linked nonprofit.** Initial reporting suggested Carroll was a target for statements about legal fees, but the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois promptly denied any criminal investigation into her personally, with later accounts indicating scrutiny centered on the nonprofit or Hoffman for potential issues like funding disclosure or related conduct. No federal charges or indictments have been filed or announced since the May reports. Carroll collected damages after Supreme Court rulings in June and August 2026 upheld one verdict against Trump, while the second defamation judgment remains in appeals. Federal perjury cases carry high evidentiary thresholds, and the absence of confirmed action against Carroll since the initial reports has kept implied probabilities for charges by year-end in a contested range reflecting uncertainty over whether any probe will advance to formal charges.