Last September, former President Donald Trump was found liable for defaming E. Jean Carroll. Earlier this year, a jury ordered Trump to fork over a total of $83.3 million in damages, an outcome Trump is still appealing while proclaiming his innocence. The jaw-dropping penalty that resulted from one of many legal efforts mounted in attempts to drag Trump down, however, was not the only story to come out of the trial. Now, new details about another consequence of Carroll's lawfare are coming to light — and it led police to her own home.
Earlier this year, local authorities seized a firearm owned by Carroll after she disclosed the fact it was unregistered during testimony in her defamation case against former President Donald Trump. The question now is whether she'll face any consequences or if it will be quietly brushed aside as Hunter Biden's illegal possession of a firearm while admittedly addicted to and using drugs was.
The seizure of Carroll's revolver occurred in February according to a police report obtained and reported by NBC News:
The chief of police in Warwick, New York, visited Carroll at her home on Feb. 15 “to discuss some open issues,” the report states, including Carroll’s disclosure of the handgun while she was on the witness stand Jan. 17.
Carroll testified in court in January that she had the "high standard revolver, nine chambers" and ammunition near her bed. "I still do not have a license," she said of the firearm while testifying.
The local police who paid the February visit to Carroll's home said she surrendered the firearm after authorities "offered to secure the weapon at the police station's property for safekeeping" until Carroll obtains a New York pistol license, per NBC News.
The outlet also noted that New York's state code is pretty clear: "a person can be found guilty of criminal possession if they possess a firearm, such as a pistol, that has not been registered," a felony that "carries a maximum sentence of four years."
"It was unclear why police waited almost a month to inquire in person about the unregistered gun Carroll said she had at her house or whether police are still in possession of it," NBC News added.
Indeed. Is it generally New York's practice to learn of an unlawfully owned firearm and stay hands-off for a month? And then only to show up for a polite chat?
E Jean Carroll in illegal possession of a firearm. Anyone think she'll be charged? 😄https://t.co/SbV34kInuL
— Mary Walter (@MaryWalterRadio) April 15, 2024
The fact that Democrats and their allies get what appears to be the kid glove treatment when it comes to gun felonies — all while the same rant and rave about the dangers of guns and why not even lawful owners should be allowed to have them — is another sad reality of the two-tiered system of justice that has deepened in recent years.
While law-abiding firearm owners come under continued attempts by Democrats to regulate or outright ban the firearms they use for protection or hunting, a darling of the Democrats can admit under oath that she illegally owns one and face few, if any consequences.