Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial kicked off this week with witness testimony from media honcho David Pecker, who said that the former president was well aware of the catch-and-kill scheme and even thanked Pecker for his help in hiding two potentially “damaging” stories. The former American Media Inc. Chairman …
Read More »National Enquirer Boss Says Trump Knew Details of Stormy Daniels' Payoff
Donald Trump was back in court on Thursday for the seventh day of his criminal hush money trial. The court heard a third day of testimony from David Pecker — the former National Enquirer boss who used the publication to buoy Trump ahead of the 2016 election. While Pecker’s testimony …
Read More »Tabloid Exec Lifts Curtain on 'Catch and Kill' Scheme to Boost Trump in 2016
Jurors in Donald Trump’s hush money trial heard testimony on Tuesday from the architect of a notorious “catch-and-kill” scheme that buried damaging stories about the former president in the run-up to the 2016 election: former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker. During his testimony on Tuesday, Pecker lifted the veil on …
Read More »Trump's N.Y. Case May Include Hush Money Payment to Karen McDougal, Michael Cohen's Lawyer Says
Donald Trump‘s former fixer and personal attorney, Michael Cohen, has provided documentation to the Manhattan district attorney’s office about not only the Stormy Daniels hush money payment but also regarding a payment to former Playboy model Karen McDougal, Cohen’s attorney said. “Michael Cohen submitted a lot of documentation, not only …
Read More »Ex-National Enquirer Publisher Testifies Before Trump Hush-Money Grand Jury
Donald Trump’s 2016 hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels has become the focus of a grand jury investigation that is considering an indictment against the former president. But the Daniels payment is only one instance in a widespread scheme orchestrated by Trump to kill potentially damaging stories in …
Read More »The Probe Into Trump's Porn Star Hush Money Payment Is Starting to Get Real
The investigation into Donald Trump‘s role in a pre-election hush money payment to Stormy Daniels — the porn star alleged former lover of the former president —is starting to heat up. The Manhattan district attorney’s office is set to begin presenting evidence to a recently impaneled grand jury, which could …
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