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

Bove represented Trump last year in his New York trial over hush money payments, and he was named acting deputy attorney general when Trump was sworn in.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2025

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

At 4:37 p.m. on Thursday, audible gasps could be heard in the Manhattan court room where former President Donald J. Trump’s hush money trial was taking place.

From Slate • May 30, 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