David Pecker lifts lid on how National Enquirer helped Trump's 2016 campaign with 'embellished' headlines including 'Ted Cruz shamed by porn star' and 'Ben Carson left sponge in patient's brain'

dailym.ai— Former National Enquirer publisher was the only witness in Trump's trial Tuesday. He said he feared his friend would be targeted with women with stories to sell. And he described how he would publish stories based on tips from Trump's allies

dailym.ai—Ted Cruz responds after ex-National Enquirer boss revealed stories about his 'porn star shame' and father's link to JFK's assassination were faked to help Trump. David Pecker testified that Michael Cohen would coach him on 'negative' articles to run about Trump rivals. This included hits on 2016 Republicans Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, and Ben Carson. Cruz said he didn't want to revisit 'ancient history'

CNBC—Trump trial: National Enquirer would 'embellish' negative stories about Trump's 2016 rivals, Pecker says. Trump is charged with falsifying business records related to a scheme to silence porn star Stormy Daniels from speaking about an alleged tryst with him.

KRQE News 13—National Enquirer’s David Pecker testifies in Trump trial: 5 takeaways. The most striking thing about Pecker’s testimony was how directly he spoke about his efforts to use his magazine’s power to help Trump.