Multiple reports say the U.S. Department of Justice has opened a new investigation into an ally of former President Donald Trump who is accused of sex extortion. According to a person familiar with the matter, the existence of the probe is confirmed, but the scope and specific subject of the investigation are not clearly detailed in the reporting. The sources do not provide further information about what conduct the DOJ is examining, whether it involves federal charges already under consideration, or how the new probe relates to any prior allegations or cases. The accounts also do not identify the investigation’s target with additional corroborating details beyond the description that the individual is a Trump ally and that the person has faced accusations described as “sex extortion.” As a result, the available information focuses on the fact of the investigation itself rather than its particulars.