How to Use hush money in a Sentence
hush money
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In the end, the case isn’t about the tawdry details of the hush money payments.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2023
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But the system has actually worked quite well in the sense of the trial on the hush money case and in the Hunter Biden case.
—Tyler Bartlam, NPR, 17 June 2024
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Trump’s pursuers say this shows how the hush money was all about making the story go away right ...
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 7 Apr. 2023
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He was found guilty on all charges in his New York hush money case in May and the two other cases remain on ice.
—Jacob Knutson, Axios, 15 July 2024
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Read Next National Should Trump take the stand in his ‘hush money’ trial?
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 20 May 2024
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Alvin Bragg indicted him on charges of fraud related to the payment of hush money to Stormy Daniels.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2023
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In April, Trump was indicted on charges connected to a hush money scam in New York.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 25 Aug. 2023
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In one involving hush money paid to adult-film star Stormy Daniels, the judge announced an April 15 trial date.
—Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
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The hush money case, however, may be the only one that goes to trial before the Nov. 5 election.
—Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2024
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Trump was convicted in his New York hush money case but is unlikely to face jail time.
—Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Aug. 2024
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Trump has denied any wrongdoing in the hush money and documents matters and vowed to fight both sets of charges.
—Emily Jacobs, Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2023
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Hicks was called by the prosecution to testify on the 11th day of Trump's New York hush money trial.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 4 May 2024
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And tomorrow, Trump is expected to attend a hearing in the hush money case against him in New York.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2024
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Bragg will have to prove that the hush money provided to Daniels to cover up their affair amounts to felonious election fraud.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2023
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Harry Litman: Trump’s hush money trial will go to the jury soon.
—Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
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How’s that? Consider the circumstances surrounding the hush money payments made to Stormy Daniels, star of the naked screen.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
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The prosecution’s star witness has yet to take the stand in Donald Trump’s hush money trial.
—Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 3 May 2024
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Trump is set to be sentenced in his criminal hush money case in New York on Sept. 18, which will be in the height of the general election campaign.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 23 July 2024
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The scheme, Bragg said, included the use of hush money by Trump and his team to bury negative stories, such as adult film star Stormy Daniels’ claims of an affair.
—Kevin Rector, Anchorage Daily News, 26 June 2023
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Trump is already scheduled to go to trial in March in a case in New York stemming from hush money payments made during the 2016 campaign.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023
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The comically squalid hush money case is probably the least of his troubles.
—Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2023
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Trump has already been convicted in the New York hush money case, and is awaiting sentencing.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 16 July 2024
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The rally comes during a pause in Trump’s criminal hush money trial.
—Michelle L. Price, Fortune, 24 May 2024
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Trump trials: Donald Trump was slapped with a partial gag order in the New York hush money case that bars him from talking about witnesses and court staffers in the case.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2024
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Read more: The hush money evidence at the center of Trump’s immunity claims.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 8 July 2024
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His lawyers argue some of the evidence and alleged acts in the hush money case overlap with his time in the White House and constitute official acts.
—Brooke Singman, Fox News, 8 Apr. 2024
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Trump's single best online fundraising day came on April 4, when Trump was arraigned in Manhattan as part of a hush money case.
—Bridget Bowman, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2023
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Later, Trump’s lawyers sought to delay the hush money trial until the Supreme Court ruled on his immunity claim.
—Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2024
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And there's likely more to come on matters more serious than anything rising out of hush money payments to an adult film star.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2023
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The offer came after the former president was indicted in a New York state case tied to hush money payments.
—Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2023
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