Throughout hours of testimony in Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial, David Pecker, former National Enquirer publisher, described a strategy ahead of the 2016 presidential election to buy stories and kill them to protect the former…
In June 2016, Pecker was informed by Dylan Howard that former Playboy model Karen McDougal was attempting to sell a story about an alleged yearlong affair with Trump. Pecker contacted Michael Cohen to inform him of McDougal’s claim, to…
The trial of former President Trump involved testimony from David Pecker, former National Enquirer publisher, who engaged in “catch and kill” practices to help Trump. The focus was on a $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels to silence her…
While testifying at Donald Trump's hush money trial Tuesday , the former publisher of the National Enquirer said that an infamous 2016 story about Ted Cruz's father was completely fabricated. The article claimed Rafael Cruz handed out pro…
David Pecker testified in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial, revealing details of their “mutually beneficial” agreement during Trump’s 2016 campaign. Pecker admitted to running positive stories about Trump and negative…
David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer, detailed an alleged "catch and kill" scheme in which his paper would buy the rights to damaging stories about former President Donald Trump during his 2016 campaign and never…
Former President Trump’s trial was dominated on Tuesday by the testimony of former magazine executive David Pecker. Pecker was previously the publisher of the National Enquirer tabloid. In that role, he engaged in the unusual practice of…
"I said what I would do is I would run or publish positive stories about Mr. Trump, and publish negative stories about his opponents," Pecker told the court.
UPDATE: National Enquirer Publisher David Pecker, on the witness stand today in Donald Trump’s hush money trial, detailed the tens of thousands of dollars the tabloid shelled out to “catch and kill” potentially embarrassing stories during…
Pecker testified about buying and suppressing stories about Trump during the 2016 campaign, including a deal to publish favorable coverage while targeting opponents.
During Trump’s criminal trial, the former head of the tabloid described how he’d worked with Trump’s attorney on stories — as Cruz alleged when he was a target.
“David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer, testified at Donald Trump’s trial Tuesday that the tabloid completely manufactured a negative story in 2016 about the father of Sen.
David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer, testified at Donald Trump’s trial Tuesday that the tabloid completely manufactured a negative story in 2016 about the father of Sen. Ted Cruz, of Texas, who was then Trump’s…
NEW YORK — Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker told jurors Tuesday how he would suppress stories critical of former President Trump and encourage stories targeting his rivals during the 2016 election.