Former Tabloid Exec David Pecker Back On Stand After Trump Contempt Hearing
by Talking Points Memo
Talking Points Memo— Tuesday began with a hearing on whether to hold former President Donald Trump in contempt for alleged violations of the case's gag order. The trial then resumed with witnesses taking the stand.
Raw Story—'A criminal enterprise': Former David Pecker exec blows whistle on covering up for Trump. During an appearance on MSNBC's "The Weekend," the former executive editor of the National Enquirer admitted that during his tenure his boss was running the organization like a 'criminal enterprise" while working hand-in-hand with Donald Trump.Speaking with the hosts on Sunday morning, Lachlan Cartwright claimed he was not privy to all the details of publisher David Pecker's behind-the-scenes plotting and that he had told friends he thought something seemed amiss as when they ended up burying...
The Washington Times—Tabloid exec David Pecker dishes in Trump trial about Karen McDougal, Stormy Daniels payoffs. Former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial waded into sensitive territory Thursday as a former tabloid executive described how he paid $150,000 to silence a Playboy model who alleged an affair with Mr. Trump but refused to pay off adult-film actress Stormy Daniels, who also shopped around a salacious story in 2016.
www.kxl.com—David Pecker Takes The Stand As First Witness In Former President Trump's Hush Money Trial. NEW YORK (AP) — In opening statements in Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial, prosecutors said Monday