Donald Trump owes E Jean Carroll nearly $90 million after losing two defamation cases against the former Elle magazine columnist who accused him of sexual assault.

The president, who has made a crusade against the “weaponization” of the federal government against him and his allies a central part of his administration, now appears to be turning his Department of Justice against her.

A criminal inquiry from the Trump administration against his most well-known accuser amounts to a “disturbing” and unprecedented escalation of a politically motivated retribution campaign against his enemies, legal experts and advocates for sexual abuse survivors tell The Independent.

Those juries awarded her a combined $88.3 million, verdicts that Trump has appealed to the Supreme Court with the Justice Department’s backing. The administration’s criminal case against her appears designed to derail her victories — and silence others, experts say.