Courtroom Sketch Artist Pinpoints Testimony That Seemed To 'Really Get To' Trump
11 months ago

Courtroom Sketch Artist Pinpoints Testimony That Seemed To 'Really Get To' Trump

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A courtroom sketch artist said Donald Trump’s affect changed quite dramatically on Tuesday during testimony about former Playboy model Karen McDougal at his hush money trial. David Pecker, former publisher of the National Enquirer, has been testifying for the prosecution about a “catch and kill” scheme that he allegedly helped Trump carry out before the 2016 election to find and bury potentially damaging stories. that means something is not right with Donald Trump,” she commented, noting that he did so several times during the E. Jean Carroll defamation trial and when he was arraigned on federal charges in Miami. Prosecutors say Cohen was supposed to reimburse AMI, on Trump’s behalf, for the money McDougal was paid, but the deal fell through.

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Jimmy Fallon Spots Telltale Sign Melania Trump Is Not ‘Fine’ After Guilty Verdict
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Jimmy Fallon Spots Telltale Sign Melania Trump Is Not ‘Fine’ After Guilty Verdict

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Jimmy Fallon suspects Melania Trump is not “fine” following Thursday’s guilty verdict in her husband Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial. “Trump said Melania is doing fine, but that this hush money trial has been very hard on her,” Fallon said on “The Tonight Show” Monday. “And you know Melania is boiling because whenever your spouse says, …

Trump Attorney Discusses Melania Trump's 'Lack Of Presence' At Criminal Trial
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump Attorney Discusses Melania Trump's 'Lack Of Presence' At Criminal Trial

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Todd Blanche, who led Donald Trump’s defense in the hush money case, said Melania Trump’s absence from the criminal trial was not for a “lack of love and support” for her husband. During a recent appearance on the “For the Defense” podcast, Blanche was asked about the former first lady’s absence, and whether there had been discussions …

How Melania Got Sucked Into Trump’s “Blame the Wife” Defense
9 months, 3 weeks ago

How Melania Got Sucked Into Trump’s “Blame the Wife” Defense

Slate  

Former President Donald Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts related to hush money payments he made to Stormy Daniels, an adult film star, while his wife Melania was at home with their infant son. The same can’t be said of Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey, whose defense in his trial for an alleged bribery and corruption scheme boils …

Donald Trump’s conviction in New York’s hush money trial and its ramifications | Explained
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Donald Trump’s conviction in New York’s hush money trial and its ramifications | Explained

The Hindu  

In an unprecedented verdict, a New York jury on May 30 unanimously convicted Donald J. Trump of falsifying records to cover up a sex scandal that threatened to derail his 2016 presidential campaign. The $130,000 payment was made by Mr. Trump’s former lawyer and “fixer” Michael Cohen to buy Ms. Daniel’s silence during the final weeks of the 2016 presidential …

Ex-Aide Spots Courthouse Moment That 'Definitely' Bothers Trump
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Ex-Aide Spots Courthouse Moment That 'Definitely' Bothers Trump

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A former aide to Melania Trump said former President Donald Trump will “definitely” be bothered by the question that one reporter has asked him every single day of his hush money trial in New York. And that question is, “Where’s Melania?” Stephanie Grisham, who served as the former first lady’s chief of staff and press secretary before …

Tiffany Trump finally shows up to support dad as hush money trial comes to a close
10 months ago

Tiffany Trump finally shows up to support dad as hush money trial comes to a close

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Members of the Trump family came out to support the …

Michael Cohen reveals Tiffany Trump was target of extortion plot
10 months, 1 week ago

Michael Cohen reveals Tiffany Trump was target of extortion plot

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump’s youngest daughter Tiffany Trump was the target of …

How Trump’s lawyers scored a real win against Michael Cohen.
10 months, 1 week ago

How Trump’s lawyers scored a real win against Michael Cohen.

Slate  

On Thursday, following Michael Cohen’s second day of cross-examination in the Donald Trump hush money trial, I packed into an elevator exiting the courthouse with a group that included CNN personalities George Conway and Kaitlan Collins. Earlier in the trial, when Trump was coming back into the courtroom after a lunch break, my colleague Susan Matthews had seen Trump goon …

Michael Cohen To Face More Grilling As Trump's Hush Money Trial Enters Final Stretch
10 months, 1 week ago

Michael Cohen To Face More Grilling As Trump's Hush Money Trial Enters Final Stretch

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s hush money trial is heading into the final stretch, with prosecutors’ last and star witness back on the stand Monday for more grilling before the former president’s lawyers get their chance to put on a case. The landmark trial will kick back off in Manhattan with more defense cross-examination of former Trump …

Cohen faces more cross-examination as Trump’s trial enters final stretch
10 months, 1 week ago

Cohen faces more cross-examination as Trump’s trial enters final stretch

Al Jazeera  

Donald Trump’s former lawyer is the prosecution’s last witness in the ex-president’s hush-money trial in New York. Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen faces another day of cross-examination, as the ex-United States president’s hush-money trial enters the final stretch this week in New York. The landmark trial kicks back off in Manhattan on Monday morning with more defence questioning of …

What we’ve learned so far in the Trump hush money trial and what to watch for as it wraps up
10 months, 1 week ago

What we’ve learned so far in the Trump hush money trial and what to watch for as it wraps up

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Testimony in the hush money trial of Donald Trump is set to conclude in the coming days, putting the landmark case on track for jury deliberations that will determine whether it ends in a mistrial, an acquittal — or the first-ever felony conviction of a former American president. THE PROSECUTION’S CASE Through witnesses including a porn actor, …

Michael Cohen pressed on his crimes and lies as defense attacks key Trump hush money trial witness
10 months, 1 week ago

Michael Cohen pressed on his crimes and lies as defense attacks key Trump hush money trial witness

Hindustan Times  

With prosecutors’ hush money case against Donald Trump barreling toward its end, defense lawyers pressed former attorney Michael Cohen on his criminal history and past lies Thursday as they worked to convince jurors not to believe the star witness' pivotal testimony. Michael Cohen is asked about taking an oath as he is cross-examined by defense lawyer Todd Blanche during former …

Michael Cohen is pressed on his crimes and lies as defense attacks key Trump trial witness
10 months, 1 week ago

Michael Cohen is pressed on his crimes and lies as defense attacks key Trump trial witness

LA Times  

Michael Cohen leaves his apartment building on his way to Manhattan criminal court on Thursday. With prosecutors’ hush money case against Donald Trump barreling toward its end, defense lawyers pressed former attorney Michael Cohen on his criminal history and past lies Thursday as they worked to convince jurors not to believe the star witness’ pivotal testimony. Gaetz later posted a …

Trump hush-money trial | Michael Cohen says former U.S. president was intimately involved in scheme
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump hush-money trial | Michael Cohen says former U.S. president was intimately involved in scheme

The Hindu  

Former U.S. President Donald Trump was intimately involved with all aspects of a scheme to stifle stories about sex that threatened to torpedo his 2016 campaign, his former lawyer said Monday in matter-of-fact testimony that went to the heart of the former president’s hush money trial. “Everything required Mr. Trump’s sign-off,” said Michael Cohen, Mr. Trump's fixer-turned-foe and the prosecution's …

Michael Cohen to face bruising cross-examination by Trump's lawyers
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Michael Cohen to face bruising cross-examination by Trump's lawyers

New Indian Express  

NEW YORK: Donald Trump 's fixer-turned-foe awaits a bruising round of questioning from the former president's lawyers on Tuesday after testimony that linked the celebrity client to all aspects of a hush money scheme that prosecutors say was aimed at stifling stories that threatened his 2016 campaign. Michael Cohen returns to the stand Tuesday as the prosecution's star witness, where …

Trump’s first priority about Stormy Daniels story was his campaign – not Melania, Cohen testifies
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump’s first priority about Stormy Daniels story was his campaign – not Melania, Cohen testifies

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump’s former lawyer and one-time fixer, Michael Cohen, testified …

Michael Cohen says Trump wasn't worried about Melania leaving him over the Stormy Daniels 'affair' story: 'How long do you think I'll be on the market for? Not long'
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Michael Cohen says Trump wasn't worried about Melania leaving him over the Stormy Daniels 'affair' story: 'How long do you think I'll be on the market for? Not long'

Daily Mail  

Michael Cohen suggested Donald Trump wasn't worried about wife Melania leaving him over the Stormy Daniels affair story during his blockbuster testimony on Monday. Michael Cohen suggested Donald Trump wasn't worried about wife Melania leaving him over the Stormy Daniels affair story during his blockbuster testimony on Monday The payments are at the heart of the prosecution's case that Trump …

It was Melania's idea to spin 'Access Hollywood' tape as 'locker room talk': Michael Cohen
10 months, 2 weeks ago

It was Melania's idea to spin 'Access Hollywood' tape as 'locker room talk': Michael Cohen

Raw Story  

Former Trump "fixer" Michael Cohen made a surprising claim on Monday during his testimony during former President Donald Trump's hush-money trial. As reported by CNN's Kaitlan Collins, Cohen claimed that it was Melania Trump who came up with the idea to spin Trump's infamous "Access Hollywood" video -- in which he boasted about being able to grab women by their …

Trump hush money trial: A timeline of key events in the case
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump hush money trial: A timeline of key events in the case

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The events at the center of former President Donald Trump’s hush money case date back almost two decades, with new dates coming to light as the trial plays out in a Manhattan courtroom. Cohen begins holding himself out as Trump’s “personal attorney.” Feb. 14, 2017: Cohen emails an invoice to McConney seeking payment “pursuant to the retainer …

Michael Cohen implicates Donald Trump in testimony at hush money trial
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Michael Cohen implicates Donald Trump in testimony at hush money trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Donald Trump was intimately involved with all aspects of a scheme to stifle stories about sex that threatened to torpedo his 2016 campaign, his former lawyer said Monday in matter-of-fact testimony that went to the heart of the former president’s hush money trial. “Everything required Mr. Trump’s sign-off,” said Michael Cohen, Trump’s fixer-turned-foe and the prosecution’s star …

Star witness Cohen testifies against Trump in hush money trial
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Star witness Cohen testifies against Trump in hush money trial

Al Jazeera  

Former Trump lawyer’s testimony is key in ex-president’s criminal prosecution, six months before US election. The star prosecution witness in Donald Trump’s hush money trial, Michael Cohen, has accused the former United States president of taking part in a scheme to suppress negative media coverage before the 2016 election. Cohen also testified about his role in arranging hush money payments …

Michael Cohen expected to begin testimony Monday in Trump’s hush money trial
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Michael Cohen expected to begin testimony Monday in Trump’s hush money trial

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump’s former lawyer and “fixer” Michael Cohen – who …

Third week of testimony in Trump's hush money trial draws to a close, with Michael Cohen yet to come
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Third week of testimony in Trump's hush money trial draws to a close, with Michael Cohen yet to come

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The third week of testimony …

Stormy Daniels gives graphic account of sexual encounter with Donald Trump during hush money trial
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Stormy Daniels gives graphic account of sexual encounter with Donald Trump during hush money trial

ABC  

In short: Adult film star Stormy Daniels told the court details of her alleged encounter with former US president Donald Trump. Details of alleged encounter Ms Daniels said Mr Trump made sexual advances after inviting her to his hotel suite at a celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Ms Daniels said she "blacked out" despite consuming no drugs or …

Stormy Daniels describes meeting Trump during occasionally graphic testimony in hush money trial
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Stormy Daniels describes meeting Trump during occasionally graphic testimony in hush money trial

New Indian Express  

NEW YORK: With Donald Trump sitting just feet away, Stormy Daniels testified Tuesday at the former president's hush money trial about a sexual encounter the porn actor says they had in 2006 that resulted in her being paid to keep silent during the presidential race 10 years later. “How can we come back from this in a way that’s fair …

Stormy Daniels testifies that Trump said she reminded him of his daughter: ‘Smart, blonde and beautiful’
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Stormy Daniels testifies that Trump said she reminded him of his daughter: ‘Smart, blonde and beautiful’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. She’s beautiful.” Donald Trump pictured with Stormy Daniels …

Karen McDougal Appears To Address Trump Trial With Not-So-Subtle Book Choice
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Karen McDougal Appears To Address Trump Trial With Not-So-Subtle Book Choice

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Former Playboy model Karen McDougal appeared to comment on Donald Trump’s ongoing hush money trial with a post on X, formerly Twitter. Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Trump is currently on trial in New York for allegedly falsifying business documents to cover up a payment made to porn actor Stormy Daniels during the 2016 election. But the National …

Trump’s hush money trial week in review: hurricanes, Hulk Hogan and a blockbuster recording
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s hush money trial week in review: hurricanes, Hulk Hogan and a blockbuster recording

LA Times  

Former President Trump, center, talks with defense attorney Emil Bove, left, before the start of trial at Manhattan criminal court Friday. and an actual one Hope Hicks, a onetime Trump confidant who for years was central in his orbit, described in detail a seminal moment of the 2016 campaign: The Washington Post’s disclosure of a 2005 “Access Hollywood” recording in …

Key takeaways from the second week of testimony in Trump’s hush money trial
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Key takeaways from the second week of testimony in Trump’s hush money trial

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Trump and Cohen discuss hush money ‘catch and kill’ plot “So, what do we …

Jurors hear Trump and Cohen's 2016 elections conversation in hush money trial
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Jurors hear Trump and Cohen's 2016 elections conversation in hush money trial

Hindustan Times  

The prosecution's star witness has yet to take the stand in Donald Trump's hush money trial. Former US President Donald Trump attends his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 2, 2024. Trump, 77, is accused of falsifying business records to reimburse his lawyer, Michael …

Michael Cohen hasn't taken the stand in Trump's hush money trial. But jurors are hearing his words
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Michael Cohen hasn't taken the stand in Trump's hush money trial. But jurors are hearing his words

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But jurors are already hearing Michael Cohen's words as …

Trump faces prospect of additional sanctions in hush money trial as key witness resumes testimony
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump faces prospect of additional sanctions in hush money trial as key witness resumes testimony

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump faces the prospect …

Latest hush-money trial reveals Donald Trump may have cheated on Melania Trump with Stormy Daniels
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Latest hush-money trial reveals Donald Trump may have cheated on Melania Trump with Stormy Daniels

Hindustan Times  

Latest text revelations between Michael Cohen and Keith Davidson on the hush money trial raise questions about whether Donald Trump cheated on his wife, Melania Trump. Trump's hush money trial reveals expletive-laden texts Davidson colluded with National Enquirer editor Dylan Howard and Trump's former attorney, Michael Cohen, in efforts to sell their stories. Prosecutors presented a series of text messages …

Trump lawyers tried to discredit witness who represented 2 women in hush money trial
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump lawyers tried to discredit witness who represented 2 women in hush money trial

NPR  

Trump lawyers tried to discredit witness who represented 2 women in hush money trial Testimony continued in Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: Stormy Daniels' former attorney, Keith Davidson, wrapped up his testimony today in the criminal trial of Donald Trump. BERNSTEIN: Davidson really went over the tick tock of the deal with Stormy Daniels today, …

Suspicious Melania doesn't want to 'embarrass' herself at Trump hush money trial: analyst
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Suspicious Melania doesn't want to 'embarrass' herself at Trump hush money trial: analyst

Raw Story  

Former First Lady Melania Trump is unlikely to appear at her husband's side in his Manhattan hush money trial because she believes the allegations against him could be true and has her own reputation to defend, CNN's Kirsten Holmes suggested Tuesday. This comes after former President Donald Trump's son Eric became the first other Trump family member to attend the …

Trump lawyers scramble as trial witnesses blow up Michael Cohen strategy: expert
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Trump lawyers scramble as trial witnesses blow up Michael Cohen strategy: expert

Raw Story  

Former top Justice Department prosecutor Andrew Weissmann claimed Tuesday that the witnesses being called in the Donald Trump hush money trial are confirming every detail of Michael Cohen's story — with bombshell accuracy. Speaking to MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace, Weissmann said testimony from David Pecker, the ex-publisher of the National Enquirer, was "so powerful I think we have to recalibrate the …

The 2nd week of testimony is about to begin in Trump's N.Y. hush money trial
10 months, 4 weeks ago

The 2nd week of testimony is about to begin in Trump's N.Y. hush money trial

NPR  

The 2nd week of testimony is about to begin in Trump's N.Y. hush money trial Prosecutors say former President Donald Trump conspired to alter the outcome of the 2016 election by paying hush money to bury negative stories, and then covered it up by falsifying business records. BERNSTEIN: Last week, prosecutors introduced a photograph of Pecker and Trump at the …

A banker, an assistant, a tabloid boss: Key takeaways from Trump’s day in court
11 months ago

A banker, an assistant, a tabloid boss: Key takeaways from Trump’s day in court

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr Trump’s former assistant at the Trump Organization also took the stand, mentioning seeing …

Witness testimony continues in Trump’s New York hush money trial
11 months ago

Witness testimony continues in Trump’s New York hush money trial

Al Jazeera  

Donald Trump’s defence team has sought to discredit a key witness in the former United States president’s New York trial over a hush-money payment made to an adult film star. Trump’s lawyers on Friday questioned former tabloid publisher David Pecker, who has detailed how he entered into a deal with Trump to “catch and kill” negative stories to try to …

Key takeaways from fourth day of testimony in Trump’s hush money trial
11 months ago

Key takeaways from fourth day of testimony in Trump’s hush money trial

Al Jazeera  

Former National Enquirer publisher faces more grilling from Trump defence team as first full week of testimony wraps up. The fourth day of testimony in former United States President Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial has concluded, with former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker facing several hours of cross-examination by Trump’s legal team. Pecker grilled on editorial process, 2015 …

Former tabloid publisher details actions on behalf of Trump ahead of 2016 election
11 months ago

Former tabloid publisher details actions on behalf of Trump ahead of 2016 election

NPR  

Former tabloid publisher details actions on behalf of Trump ahead of 2016 election Enlarge this image toggle caption Mark Peterson/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Mark Peterson/Pool/AFP via Getty Images NEW YORK — The former publisher of the National Enquirer told prosecutors in New York that he killed stories that potentially could have hurt Donald Trump during the former president's run for …

Melania Trump's former press secretary claims Hope Hicks and Sarah Sanders called to see how the first lady was 'dealing' with Karen McDougal affair rumors... but didn't share details of the National
11 months ago

Melania Trump's former press secretary claims Hope Hicks and Sarah Sanders called to see how the first lady was 'dealing' with Karen McDougal affair rumors... but didn't share details of the National

Daily Mail  

Melania Trump's former spokesperson said Hope Hicks and Sarah Huckabee Sanders would check in with her to see how the first lady was 'dealing' with the Karen McDougal affair rumors - but didn't share the details of a 'deal' with the National Enquirer. The revelation came as former National Enquirer CEO David Pecker testified in Donald Trump's case involving hush …

Tabloid boss testifies to Trump’s plan to bury Playboy model’s affair allegations: ‘The boss will take care of it’
11 months ago

Tabloid boss testifies to Trump’s plan to bury Playboy model’s affair allegations: ‘The boss will take care of it’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Couldn’t understand why I did it.” Ms McDougal was ultimately released from the contract …

National Enquirer witness tells jury he believed Karen McDougal's Trump affair claim
11 months ago

National Enquirer witness tells jury he believed Karen McDougal's Trump affair claim

Raw Story  

Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified Thursday that he believed Karen McDougal's accusations that she had an extensive affair with Donald Trump. Answering questions from prosecutors, Pecker explained that he had "concerns" about the McDougal story and contacted Trump's ex-lawyer Michael Cohen. adding that he told Cohen he'd already paid $30,000 to buy doorman Dino Sajudin's story that claimed …

Ex-tabloid publisher testifies he scooped up possibly damaging tales to shield his old friend Trump
11 months ago

Ex-tabloid publisher testifies he scooped up possibly damaging tales to shield his old friend Trump

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — As Donald Trump was running for president in 2016, his old friend at the National Enquirer was scooping up potentially damaging stories about the candidate and paying out tens of thousands of dollars to keep them from the public eye. “I am not paying for this story,” he told jurors Thursday at Trump’s hush money trial, recounting …

How Trump's Cozy Relationship With The Tabloids Plays Into His Hush Money Trial
11 months ago

How Trump's Cozy Relationship With The Tabloids Plays Into His Hush Money Trial

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING This article is part of HuffPost’s biweekly politics newsletter. In court this week, reporters in the courtroom heard Pecker testify under oath that he actively sought to be Trump’s “eyes and ears.” The National Enquirer and AMI were essential to the schemes to “catch” and “kill” negative Trump stories, a pact that became the foundation of Manhattan …

Tabloid boss David Pecker details plot to kill Trump stories about love child and Playboy model affair
11 months ago

Tabloid boss David Pecker details plot to kill Trump stories about love child and Playboy model affair

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In his second day of testimony in the former president’s so-called hush money trial, …

Who is Karen McDougal? Key witness in Trump's hush money trial
11 months ago

Who is Karen McDougal? Key witness in Trump's hush money trial

Hindustan Times  

As Donald Trump's hush money trial enters week two lawyers are gearing up to interrogate witnesses, and on top of the list is former Playboy model, Karen McDougal. Donald Trump was secretly taped by his longtime lawyer, Michael Cohen, discussing payments to Playboy model Karen McDougal, with whom he allegedly had an affair, and the recording is in FBI hands. …

Key moments from Donald Trump's 'hush money' trial as a 'tabloid king' testifies about burying stories
11 months ago

Key moments from Donald Trump's 'hush money' trial as a 'tabloid king' testifies about burying stories

ABC  

A former newspaper publisher has told a New York court he bought and buried negative stories about Donald Trump as part of a deal to help him become president. David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer, has been giving evidence at Mr Trump's "hush money" trial. The court on Tuesday heard more evidence about a "catch and kill" …

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