Ivanka Trump breaks silence on dad’s conviction in hush money case

Ivanka Trump broke her weeks-long silence regarding her father’s recent hush money criminal conviction during a podcast appearance released Tuesday.

The former White House staffer said the experience has been agonizing.

“On a human level, it’s my father and I love him very much, so it’s painful to experience, but ultimately, I wish it didn’t have to be this way,” she said on “The Lex Fridman Podcast.”

In May, ex-President Donald Trump was found guilty on all 34 felony counts...