substantial time in a Manhattan courtroom while simultaneously seeking his party’s nomination, the Times noted. “I just completely forgot,” Carroll, now 82, told a CNN panel in May 2023, when asked why she failed to disclose under oath that Hoffmann paid her legal fees. “I just completely forgot he even existed,” she claimed.
Hoffman played a significant role in Democratic political fundraising while also helping support litigation brought by Carroll against Trump. Hoffman has been one of Trump’s most prominent political opponents for years, backing efforts to defeat him in 2016, 2020, and 2024. During the 2024 election cycle, he publicly committed substantial resources toward preventing Trump’s return to the White House.
