How the National Enquirer boosted Trump and smeared his opponents: ‘The only choice for president’
by The Guardian
The Guardian— A New York court has heard how the tabloid deployed a practice known as ‘catch and kill’ to aid Trump in 2016US politics – latest updatesA New York court has heard evidence of how Donald Trump’s long and tumultuous journey to secure the Republican nomination – and later the presidency – was aided by a US tabloid known for printing gory pictures of murder scenes and questionable journalistic ethics.Testimony from David Pecker revealed how the former publisher of the National Enquirer had pledged...
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.
PJ Media—WaPo Outraged That National Enquirer Might Have Helped Trump in 2016. Strap in, my friends, for the Mother of all "Ya gotta be kidding me" lack of self-awareness moments from a "news" organization where it's practically the brand.
The Washington Times—Trump defense: National Enquirer's moves in 2016 were good business, not a scheme. The former leader of the National Enquirer testified Friday he would have published a Trump Tower doorman’s story about Donald Trump having a child out of wedlock if it were true as defense attorneys cast a payoff to the man as an attempt to protect the tabloid’s reputation for scoops and not an election-related scheme.