Janel Grant, the former WWE employee who filed a sexual misconduct against former WWE chairman Vince McMahon, agreed to pause her lawsuit at the request of the U.S. Justice Department as the government conducts its own investigation, Bloomberg reports.

In February, the Wall Street Journal reported that McMahon, who has put all of his shares of WWE up for sale, was under federal investigation for sexual assault and sex trafficking allegations in recent months. Prosecutors in New York were reported to have been in contact with women who made sexual misconduct claims against McMahon prior to a lawsuit being filed by former WWE employee Janel Grant in January.

Federal agents reportedly executed a search warrant for McMahon's phone and a subpoena to acquire documents possessed by him in relation to allegations of “rape, sex trafficking, sexual assault, commercial sex transaction, harassment or discrimination” made by current or former WWE employees was delivered in relation to the probe, the Wall Street Journal reported. Grant filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut on January 25 accusing McMahon of forcing a physical relationship in exchange for promised employment, which she claims led to her feeling "trapped in an impossible situation" in which she had to adhere to his demands or face ruin.

“Ms. Grant feared she had everything to lose and faced negative consequences no matter what happened,” the lawsuit states via NBC News.