hush money

noun

: money paid so that someone will keep information secret : money that a person pays someone to hush something up

He's accused of paying her hush money to keep their affair secret.

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Michael Cohen is set to return to the witness stand Thursday to face a full day of cross-examination in which the defense is expected to question the former Trump attorney's credibility as the prosecution's star witness in Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial. —Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 16 May 2024

Trending Nationally What to watch: ‘Bridgerton’ is back, saucier than ever Rep. Lauren Boebert attends Donald Trump’s hush money trial, taking front-row seat in show of support What will happen before, after the Dali is refloated? —Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024

On Wednesday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: Michael Cohen faced cross-examination Tuesday from former President Donald Trump's defense team in Trump's hush money trial. —Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024

In it, Biden made fun of Trump’s ongoing criminal trial for hush money payments, referencing how Trump’s trial skips meeting on Wednesday. —Jordan Moreau, Variety, 15 May 2024

Once Donald Trump’s loyal attorney and fixer, Michael Cohen pointed the finger at his former boss Monday in pivotal testimony about hush money payments at the center of the first criminal trial of a former American president. —Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 14 May 2024

Where the hush money payment came from During his Monday testimony, Mr. Cohen described the scramble within the Trump Organization to come up with the $130,000 in the first place. —Peter Grier, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 May 2024

Also, this week, Stormy Daniels testified in the former president’s New York hush money trial, further fueling an onslaught of headlines regarding the lawsuit. —Zoe G Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 May 2024

She was called as a prosecution witness Tuesday in the Donald Trump hush money trial, putting her on the global stage. —Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024