'Goading the judge': Expert thinks Trump is trying to distract from David Pecker testimony
by Raw Story
Raw Story— A legal expert speculated that Donald Trump could be trying to distract voters from his trial by violating the gag order and picking a fight with the judge. Tuesday morning, Trump's lawyers defended him at a hearing called after prosecutors alleged multiple violations of a gag order placed on him in the hush money case. The order's aim to is stop intimidation of potential witnesses and jury members.But the judge didn't seem to buy their arguments.Trump's lawyer, Todd Blanche, claimed that his...
The Independent—Trump’s attorneys try to pick holes in David Pecker’s ‘catch and kill’ testimony. Former tabloid publisher confirms he helped bury Karen McDougal’s story to help Trump’s election chances
WKBN.com—David Pecker resumes testimony in Trump hush money trial. During testimony Thursday, the ex-publisher of the National Enquirer, David Pecker, tied Trump to payments to buy then kill negative stories about him ahead of the 2016 election.
NBC News—David Pecker testimony at Trump trial reveals the seedy underbelly of his tabloid journalism. WASHINGTON — Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker’s testimony in Donald Trump’s hush money trial this week revealed the underhanded tactics his publication used to defend the former president, flagrantly violating not only mainstream journalism ethics rules, but even the more lurid standards typical of tabloids like his. “I knew the National Enquirer was slimy, but I didn’t know they were this slimy,” said Kelly McBride, the senior vice president and chair of the Craig Newmark Center...