hush money

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Hellerstein has also tangled with Donald Trump, rejecting a request by the US president to have his New York hush money case moved to federal court.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

The acts at issue in the hush money case in New York, however, concern actions Trump took before his presidency.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2025

She said it had felt like "hush money".

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2024

But before Mackris could go any further, O’Reilly hit her with a lawsuit, alleging that she and her lawyer were trying to extort him out of $60 million in hush money.

From Slate • Oct. 23, 2024

The complicated chain of events, known as the Watergate scandal, included hush money and destroyed evidence.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge