WaPo Outraged That National Enquirer Might Have Helped Trump in 2016
by PJ Media
PJ Media— 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.
dailym.ai—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'. 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
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.
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.