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Judge Halts Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against Trump’s Nominee to Lead Education Department

HeadlineDec 11, 2024

A federal judge in Maryland has suspended a lawsuit against President Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Education, which Trump has pledged to shut down. Linda McMahon, a former executive with World Wrestling Entertainment, faces allegations that she and her husband, Vince McMahon, failed to stop a ringside announcer from sexually assaulting young boys in the 1980s and ’90s. 

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