The former WWE employee accusing Vince McMahon of sexual assault and sex trafficking has agreed to hold off on her lawsuit at the request of the U.S. government ... as the feds conduct its own investigation into the former wrestling mogul.
Janel Grant filed the bombshell suit against McMahon and former WWE exec. John Laurinaits back in January ... claiming she was coerced into sex acts to elevate her career within the company, among other disturbing allegations.
As it turns out, the government is already doing it's own probe into the matter .