Exclusive | Feds drop criminal probe into whether WWE boss Vince McMahon covered up sexual misconduct allegations, his lawyer says

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan dropped a criminal probe that focused on whether Vince McMahon tried to cover up multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, his lawyer told The Post .

A federal judge ruled in June 2024 that the government had “established probable cause to believe” that McMahon and one of his former lawyers broke the law.

But prosecutors decided to drop the case at some point between Sept. 18 and Jan. 10 , when the SEC announced that it had reached a settlement with McMahon to resolve the cover-up claims.

Advertisement If the criminal probe has in fact ended without an indictment, it will mark the second time that McMahon emerged from a federal law enforcement probe without being convicted of crimes. McMahon , a longtime Trump supporter, went on trial in 1994 in Brooklyn federal court on charges of conspiracy to distribute anabolic steroids to his wrestlers. But a jury ended up acquitting him after an 18-day trial that featured testimony from wrestling superstar Hulk Hogan . McMahon ’s wife, Linda McMahon , faces a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday as Department of Education secretary nominee..