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pecker -- we've actually never heard from david pecker. hope hicks, we never really heard from her about this. and he's going to have to sit there and listen to it, he's not going to enjoy himself. and he's -- you can't guarantee he'll be able to control himself. >> yeah, and he's going to have to listen to it day in and day out. he gets a break on wednesdays. he's going to be accosted with a lot of material, a lot of tedium. and what does that do to a man you call a psychopathic narcissist? >> he's a narcissistic sociopath. he's a psychopath also. >> tomato tomato. as you've watched this unfold you've described it as a beehive of activity. >> it's a standard office building built 1938 to 1949. it's drab, it's ordinary, it's spartan. and it's very functional. there's no gold plated toilets, nothing fancy about it. it's very not trump-like, and it's not an environment he would want to be associated with even if it were something he wouldn't want to own. >> right. >> so it's just the juxtaposition of him and his unwillingness to exceed to th
pecker -- we've actually never heard from david pecker. hope hicks, we never really heard from her about this. and he's going to have to sit there and listen to it, he's not going to enjoy himself. and he's -- you can't guarantee he'll be able to control himself. >> yeah, and he's going to have to listen to it day in and day out. he gets a break on wednesdays. he's going to be accosted with a lot of material, a lot of tedium. and what does that do to a man you call a psychopathic...
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hope hicks is on the list, never been on the list before, david pecker, long-time friend, hasn't spoken in a forum this publicly. he was an accomplice. he had some limited immunity when sdny looked at these facts. what is your sense of what is possible in terms of trump and his allies targeting these witnesses? >> it seems like a lot of it could be soft intimidation. i've talked to michael cohen, a lot of us have, about how concerned he is about his safety. i've talked to him, it's real for him. they're not providing him any help in terms of extra security or things like that, and when he walks down the street, somebody comes up to him, he doesn't know how that's going to go, and i think that part of it isn't just that somebody's threatening you, it's the seed that they plant that gets you worried and you're always looking over your shoulder. i think that stormy daniels and michael cohen come to mind in particular, about two people that have been targeted and there's hate sent to them on social media. at a certain point, you don't know what's going to happen. those sort of threats are e
hope hicks is on the list, never been on the list before, david pecker, long-time friend, hasn't spoken in a forum this publicly. he was an accomplice. he had some limited immunity when sdny looked at these facts. what is your sense of what is possible in terms of trump and his allies targeting these witnesses? >> it seems like a lot of it could be soft intimidation. i've talked to michael cohen, a lot of us have, about how concerned he is about his safety. i've talked to him, it's real...
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pecker. >> i need to open up a company for the transfer of all of that info regarding our friend david. i spoke to allen about it. when it comes time for the financing which -- >> what financing? >> we'll have to pay -- >> pay with cash. >> no, no, no, no, no. >> and cohen then clearly making a big deal out of the fact that they didn't want to do cash, cash was suspicious so cohen made those payments himself and then was reimbursed by donald trump and you have the checks. you have the receipts. as i told you, this is the part of the case that is proven on paper. prosecutors want to show something larger though. they already have the paper receipts. they want to detail how this was a larger campaign crime. as you may know if you follow news and politics, you can't just give and take money to candidates. if you could, there would be a lot of corruption. every donation has to be marked and there's a cap on donation. basically, this was a catch and kill scheme where a lot of money was used off the books to hide other things, including alleged affair with play boy model karen mcdougall. >>
pecker. >> i need to open up a company for the transfer of all of that info regarding our friend david. i spoke to allen about it. when it comes time for the financing which -- >> what financing? >> we'll have to pay -- >> pay with cash. >> no, no, no, no, no. >> and cohen then clearly making a big deal out of the fact that they didn't want to do cash, cash was suspicious so cohen made those payments himself and then was reimbursed by donald trump and you...
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you don't have a relationship with david pecker if you're not hiding something. >> you must look at david pecker because i think that he is a key to if you engaged in this, we're going to pay somebody to hide this story. it already shows the kinds of steps you would take to try and win, and even if it is in -- if not illegal, certainly unethical ways. you're going to actually engage in a deal as donald trump has done, with pecker to say somebody comes to something bad, buy the story and hide it. well, there's not much of a leap to go from there to saying i want to change and falsify some records. and i think that he can be a very damaging witness and damaging politically for trump when you've got a guy saying i did business with him, to bury things, and that can have some serious indications on what's going on in 2024. this is the kind of guy he is. but i agree with neil. i don't think donald trump would go on that stand if you had the court officers lift him out the chair and put him there because he doesn't want to ever have to answer direct questions. >> right. >> don't forget if they
you don't have a relationship with david pecker if you're not hiding something. >> you must look at david pecker because i think that he is a key to if you engaged in this, we're going to pay somebody to hide this story. it already shows the kinds of steps you would take to try and win, and even if it is in -- if not illegal, certainly unethical ways. you're going to actually engage in a deal as donald trump has done, with pecker to say somebody comes to something bad, buy the story and...
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michael cohen did this or david pecker did this. i didn't do anything. and the prosecution is really needing to understand how this all links up together and donald trump doesn't have to be the one actually doing it to be part of the scheme. >> yeah. and you made the legal analogy to culpable when someone doesn't have their finger on the trigger, which brings us back to the eastern district, where then prosecutor wiseman dealt with a lot of mafia cases and the higher up the line you go, the less likely they were physically carrying out a battery or a violence or a murder. and yet you bring those cases nonetheless. sometimes the most important people are in that position. i'm also now wondering whether the national enquirer is in the faculty lounge. is that down there, keep an eye on it. no, that is the answer. and we want to lean further on your experience as we look at the defense side of the case. melissa, good to see you. thank you. by the end of the hour we'll look at how maga is melting down over trump's peril. >> every campaign stop is crucial. don
michael cohen did this or david pecker did this. i didn't do anything. and the prosecution is really needing to understand how this all links up together and donald trump doesn't have to be the one actually doing it to be part of the scheme. >> yeah. and you made the legal analogy to culpable when someone doesn't have their finger on the trigger, which brings us back to the eastern district, where then prosecutor wiseman dealt with a lot of mafia cases and the higher up the line you go,...
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my prediction is that first witness is david pecker because the very first event in this indictment, if you're going chronologically, is the 2015 meeting at trump tower between cohen, pecker, and a person our own tom winter reported in 2018 was none other than donald trump, putting trump in the room at the beginning of the scheme is critical, and not having michael cohen do it is even more critical. >> thank you, and i expect to see you. don't make a lot of plans for the next six weeks. thank you both very much. >>> coming up next, israel launches missile strikes into iran as fears grow of a widening conflict in the middle east. "the reidout" continues after this. voices of people with cidp: cidp disrupts. cidp derails. let's be honest... all: cidp sucks! voices of people with cidp: but living with cidp doesn't have to. when you sign up at shiningthroughcidp.com, you'll find inspiration in real patient stories, helpful tips, reliable information, and more. cidp can be tough. but finding hope just got a little easier. sign up at shiningthroughcidp.com. all: be heard. be hopeful. be yo
my prediction is that first witness is david pecker because the very first event in this indictment, if you're going chronologically, is the 2015 meeting at trump tower between cohen, pecker, and a person our own tom winter reported in 2018 was none other than donald trump, putting trump in the room at the beginning of the scheme is critical, and not having michael cohen do it is even more critical. >> thank you, and i expect to see you. don't make a lot of plans for the next six weeks....
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there's also david pecker, former ceo of american media, inc., publisher of the national enquirer who could in theory speak to the catch and kill schemes used to bury stories about president trump. trump denies all allegation and currently claims he too will take the stand. now while trump will be in a courtroom this week, president biden will be hitting the campaign trail. he has a major speech on abortion planned for tuesday in florida. that's one week before a new strict abortion ban is set to take effect there in that state. janai. >> janai: maryalice, thanks for that. now let's bring in abc's jonathan karl, who will be hosting "this week" later today. i want to start where maryalice left off. how do you see this trial impacting the presidential race with trump in the courtroom and biden on the campaign trail? >> jonathan: well, look. i think we don't really know fully how this is going to impact the campaigns because we don't know the effect it's going to have on trump's psyche, and on his behavior. i mean, he has to be in that courtroom four days a week. court's not in session o
there's also david pecker, former ceo of american media, inc., publisher of the national enquirer who could in theory speak to the catch and kill schemes used to bury stories about president trump. trump denies all allegation and currently claims he too will take the stand. now while trump will be in a courtroom this week, president biden will be hitting the campaign trail. he has a major speech on abortion planned for tuesday in florida. that's one week before a new strict abortion ban is set...
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. >> reporter: david pecker, former publisher of the "national enquirer," and a trump ally, could be among the first witnesses called. other key witnesses could include adult film star stormy daniels, michael cohen, trump's former fixer, karen mcdougal, an ex-playboy model, hope hicks, trump's former white house communications director, and possibly mr. trump himself. >> are you going to testify? >> yes. >> reporter: the prosecution will make its case to a jury of seven men and five women along with six alternates, alleging that this is a matter of election interference. mr. trump has pled not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records related to a $130,000 payment made to stormy daniels. prosecutors say it was made to keep her quiet about an alleged sexual encounter. the payment allegedly happened after his "access hollywood" tape leaked during the 2016 campaign. >> how are you? >> nice to see you. terrific. >> reporter: the former president has denied allegations of the encounter with daniels and the payment. >> this is a giant witch hunt. >> reporter: mr. trump is required
. >> reporter: david pecker, former publisher of the "national enquirer," and a trump ally, could be among the first witnesses called. other key witnesses could include adult film star stormy daniels, michael cohen, trump's former fixer, karen mcdougal, an ex-playboy model, hope hicks, trump's former white house communications director, and possibly mr. trump himself. >> are you going to testify? >> yes. >> reporter: the prosecution will make its case to a jury...
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. >> reporter: david pecker, former publisher could be called as a witness. other witnesses include stormy daniels, michael cohen, karen mcdougal, an ex-playboy model. hope hicks, and possibly mr. trump himself. >> are you going to testify? >> yes. >> reporter: the prosecution will make its case to a jury of seven men and five women, along with six alternates, alleging this is a matter of election interference. mr. trump has pled not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records related to $130,000 payment made to stormy daniels. prosecutors say it was made to keep her quiet about an alleged sexual encounter. the payment allegedly happened after his "access hollywood" tape leaked during the 2006 campaign. the former president has denied allegations of the encounter with daniels and the payment. >> this is a giant witch hunt. >> reporter: mr. trump is required to be in court every weekday, except wednesday when court is not in session, limiting his ability to campaign. >> i'm supposed to be a lot of different places campaigning. but i've been here all day
. >> reporter: david pecker, former publisher could be called as a witness. other witnesses include stormy daniels, michael cohen, karen mcdougal, an ex-playboy model. hope hicks, and possibly mr. trump himself. >> are you going to testify? >> yes. >> reporter: the prosecution will make its case to a jury of seven men and five women, along with six alternates, alleging this is a matter of election interference. mr. trump has pled not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying...
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among the possible witnesses, former national enquirer publisher david pecker, who prosecutors say agreed to be the eyes and ears of trump's 2016 campaign by identifying damaging stories about trump and keeping them out of print. trump's former lawyer, michael cohen, could also be called as a witness. as well as stormy daniels, the former president is using this prosecution as a political rallying cry. this is a giant witch hunt to try and hurt a campaign that's beating the worst president in history. while president biden is out on the campaign trail making his case to voters, donald trump, in an email to his supporters complaining that he's trapped in court. >> you can come out and say, sure that this is all a witch hunt and that might rev up his base. but is that really appealing to the independent voters, the republicans, who are not sold on the former president that he needs to win over in order to clinch the white house? >> alison kosik, abc news, new york. we are committed to following the story here at abc seven. we took you inside weeks ago as san quentin prepared to close its de
among the possible witnesses, former national enquirer publisher david pecker, who prosecutors say agreed to be the eyes and ears of trump's 2016 campaign by identifying damaging stories about trump and keeping them out of print. trump's former lawyer, michael cohen, could also be called as a witness. as well as stormy daniels, the former president is using this prosecution as a political rallying cry. this is a giant witch hunt to try and hurt a campaign that's beating the worst president in...
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one of the potential first witnesses expected to testify is david pecker who bought and buried damaging stories about trump. he's alleged to have worked with trump and his former attorney michael cohen to bury the stormy daniels story. other witnesses expected to testify include a who's who in donald trump's world. karen mcdougal also alleged a sexual relationship with trump. as trump left the courthouse on friday, he continued to insist he plans to testify in his own defense. >>> back here in washington after months of delay, house lawmakers have approved a $95 billion foreign aid package. in four back-to-back votes on saturday, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle overwhelmingly voted to approve the new funding package. a fourth bill would force tiktok's parent company based in china to sell the platform. president biden put out a statement saying members of both parties in the house voted to advance our national security interests and send a clear message about the powerful leadership on the world stage. it's expected to pass legislation and be sent to the president's desk. >>> spe
one of the potential first witnesses expected to testify is david pecker who bought and buried damaging stories about trump. he's alleged to have worked with trump and his former attorney michael cohen to bury the stormy daniels story. other witnesses expected to testify include a who's who in donald trump's world. karen mcdougal also alleged a sexual relationship with trump. as trump left the courthouse on friday, he continued to insist he plans to testify in his own defense. >>> back...
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first witness is expected to be david pecker, who admitted to run a catch and kill scheme to negative stories about trump ahead of 2016 election. >> todd: attorney general ashley moody joins us now. help me out, why is the judge entertaining one, any of trump's other trials? this is new trial and should be based on evidence presented in court and nothing from the other cases should get in the record. have you ever heard the defense that doesn't know the name of prosecution witnesses unless the 11th hour? this does not make sense. >> this is turning into trial by ambush. we are waiting to see if other things can be considered wliel trump is deciding if he can take the stand and be treated fairly. i am a former judge, i have tried cases, this is not fair. pivotal moment in history, you have to have a judge and d.a. that is cautious about the p perception of fairness. not knowing what witnesses are going to be called, dozens of witnesses have been put forward. that is ncommon. as a former judge and former prose prosecutor, i saw someone commenting trump seems to be losing his patience. w
first witness is expected to be david pecker, who admitted to run a catch and kill scheme to negative stories about trump ahead of 2016 election. >> todd: attorney general ashley moody joins us now. help me out, why is the judge entertaining one, any of trump's other trials? this is new trial and should be based on evidence presented in court and nothing from the other cases should get in the record. have you ever heard the defense that doesn't know the name of prosecution witnesses...
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we know one of the witnesses is david pecker. do you expect that opening statements get finished today or just technically what are we looking for in terms of getting accomplished today in court? >> mika, a lot of the judicial housekeeping you would expect to be taken care of has all been brushed off judge merchan's plate. he decided, we have a jury. that's all been set. i expect very soon after 9:30 this morning, we will get to opening statements and while neither of the parties has outlined exactly how long they will take, as danny knows better than anyone, an opening statement is an opportunity to preview your case for the jury, and while you want to do that in a way that gives them an overview, you also don't want to exhaust them. i expect that neither side will take more than roughly 60 to 70 minutes, and that means that we will have time to get to the first witness who as you noted, is expected to be former chairman of american media and "the national enquirer," david pecker. >> lisa, where are we on jurors these days? two
we know one of the witnesses is david pecker. do you expect that opening statements get finished today or just technically what are we looking for in terms of getting accomplished today in court? >> mika, a lot of the judicial housekeeping you would expect to be taken care of has all been brushed off judge merchan's plate. he decided, we have a jury. that's all been set. i expect very soon after 9:30 this morning, we will get to opening statements and while neither of the parties has...
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. >> former publisher of the national inquirer david pecker will reportedly be the first one to take the witness stand this morning or today, some time today. >> will: we have team conch, matt whitaker is standing by but we will begin with eric shawn outside the new york state supreme court. good morning, eric. >> good morning, guys, well, today it kicks off. the people of the state of new york vs. donald j. trump. prosecutors will finally completely reveal their hand and the defense will push back against that in trial that will start in about three and a half hours or so from now. manhattan district attorney alvin bragg's team will begin their opening statements and arguments by laying out their evidence behind the allegations that the former president tried to interfere with the 2016 presidential election. doing that by paying off stormy daniels to keep quiet about their alleged affair. 34 counts involve filing false business records. those checks from trump, to his lawyer, michael cohen that the former president says were legal expenses but prosecutors say were actually his reimb
. >> former publisher of the national inquirer david pecker will reportedly be the first one to take the witness stand this morning or today, some time today. >> will: we have team conch, matt whitaker is standing by but we will begin with eric shawn outside the new york state supreme court. good morning, eric. >> good morning, guys, well, today it kicks off. the people of the state of new york vs. donald j. trump. prosecutors will finally completely reveal their hand and the...
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other witnesses we could see called are david pecker, who is the former publisher of the national enquirer, stormy daniels, michael cohen, who was mr. trump's attorney at the time, former playboy model karen mcdougal, and hope hicks, who was a close aide to mr. trump. mr. trump is required to be in court every day except for wednesdays when they're not in session, or he risks having a warrant issued for his arrest. this does limit his ability to campaign. in fact, the trump campaign is forced to cancel a rally in north carolina saturday due to weather. mr. trump's legal calendar, it is very busy this week. today, he also has a hearing in the new york civil fraud case. tomorrow, there is a hearing related to a gag order. and on thursday, the supreme court is set to begin hearing arguments over his presidential immunity defense. the criminal hush money trial is expected to last four to six weeks. frances? >> thanks for laying it out for us. brie jackson, thanks. >>> on capitol hill, republican house speaker mike johnson hot off the passage of a major foreign age passage is facing down an eff
other witnesses we could see called are david pecker, who is the former publisher of the national enquirer, stormy daniels, michael cohen, who was mr. trump's attorney at the time, former playboy model karen mcdougal, and hope hicks, who was a close aide to mr. trump. mr. trump is required to be in court every day except for wednesdays when they're not in session, or he risks having a warrant issued for his arrest. this does limit his ability to campaign. in fact, the trump campaign is forced...
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. >> the first witness has been named publisher of the national inquirer david pecker will be on the witness stand today. >> ainsley: eric shawn is outside of the new york state supreme court, hey, eric. >> hey, ainsley, hi, guys, good morning. we will hear the case against donald trump today. and we will hear the case for him. as opening arguments begin in historic and sensational trial. manhattan district attorney alvin bragg has brought these charges. he says the former president tried to interfere in the 2016 presidential race. by paying off stormy daniels to hide their alleged affair and part of a plan that paid off playboy playmate karen macdougall to hide their alleged affair, too. also american voters would l. not find out about the sex scandals. >> 34 false statements made to cover up other crimes. these are felony crimes in new york state. no matter who you are. we cannot and will not normalize serious criminal conduct. >> prosecutors say the so-called catch and kill scheme by the national inquirer was intended intendoppress karen mcmacdougals story. pecker, the former head
. >> the first witness has been named publisher of the national inquirer david pecker will be on the witness stand today. >> ainsley: eric shawn is outside of the new york state supreme court, hey, eric. >> hey, ainsley, hi, guys, good morning. we will hear the case against donald trump today. and we will hear the case for him. as opening arguments begin in historic and sensational trial. manhattan district attorney alvin bragg has brought these charges. he says the former...
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. >> reporter: the prosecution is expected to call "national enquirer" editor david pecker as the first witness. he's expected to testify about a negative stories about trump during the campaign and suppress them. other witnesses include michael cohen and stormy daniels. the former president has also said he'd like to testify in his own defense. >> he has made so many social media posts that in cross-examination he could be shown to be totally inconsistent. i would never put him on the witness stand if he were my client. >> reporter: the trial has kept trump from the campaign trail. >> i think we're going to have to just do a rain check. i'm so sad. >> reporter: a planned return to the stage over the weekend in north carolina was thwarted by bad weather. and trump has another legal matter to contend with today -- new york state attorney general letitia james is asking a judge to reject a $175 million bond in his civil fraud case. that hearing is scheduled for later today. anne-marie? >> all right. wendy gillette in new york. thank you, wendy. >>> the supreme court today will debate whet
. >> reporter: the prosecution is expected to call "national enquirer" editor david pecker as the first witness. he's expected to testify about a negative stories about trump during the campaign and suppress them. other witnesses include michael cohen and stormy daniels. the former president has also said he'd like to testify in his own defense. >> he has made so many social media posts that in cross-examination he could be shown to be totally inconsistent. i would never...
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pecker. prosecutors say pecker agreed to be the eyes and ears of trump's campaign by identifying damaging stories about trump and keeping them out of print. trump's former lawyer, michael cohen, also expected to be a key witness, along with stormy daniels and former white house communications director hope hicks. >> it's going to be up to the defense to try and discredit the witnesses on cross-examination, point out inconsistencies in their accounts in the case of one of the key witnesses, michael cohen, they'll hammer on his credibility because he is a convicted felon. >> in a separate case today, a judge will hear arguments over the $175 million bond in trump's civil fraud case, where he was found liable of falsely inflating his real estate assets. the new york attorney general is asking the judge to void that bond payment, saying the bond company has failed to show it has the money to cover the amount. and another big legal battle for the former president is this thursday, when the supreme
pecker. prosecutors say pecker agreed to be the eyes and ears of trump's campaign by identifying damaging stories about trump and keeping them out of print. trump's former lawyer, michael cohen, also expected to be a key witness, along with stormy daniels and former white house communications director hope hicks. >> it's going to be up to the defense to try and discredit the witnesses on cross-examination, point out inconsistencies in their accounts in the case of one of the key...
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then we know that the first prosecution witness will be david pecker who is the former publisher of national enquirer, a tabloid, he's the man who is allegedly for the catch and kill scheme in which the campaign tried to hide any negative stories about trump, helped by packer. flan about trump, helped by packer. can ou about trump, helped by packer. can you explain some of the arguments they have been so far about donald trump's gag order. what they have been so far about donald trump's gag order.— they have been so far about donald trump's gag order. what has happened is trum- trump's gag order. what has happened is trum is trump's gag order. what has happened is trump is accused _ trump's gag order. what has happened is trump is accused of _ trump's gag order. what has happened is trump is accused of violating - trump's gag order. what has happened is trump is accused of violating a - is trump is accused of violating a 939 is trump is accused of violating a gag order, the order was put in place in march because he had made social media posts about the judge's daughter, prosecutors are sa
then we know that the first prosecution witness will be david pecker who is the former publisher of national enquirer, a tabloid, he's the man who is allegedly for the catch and kill scheme in which the campaign tried to hide any negative stories about trump, helped by packer. flan about trump, helped by packer. can ou about trump, helped by packer. can you explain some of the arguments they have been so far about donald trump's gag order. what they have been so far about donald trump's gag...
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statements to hear from david pecker? >> good morning, we expect david pecker will be the first witness to testify. the situation here this, donald trump paid stormy daniels to keep her quiet or donald trump and the trump organization simply paid checks to michael cohen for legal expenses. we will hear this in the opening statements. this case against former president opens with charges of filing false business records claiming the alleged payoffs were legal expenses to mr. trump's long-time lawyer and -- >> this is a witch hunt by democratic judges. all over the world they are watching and saying this is a giant witch hunt to hurt the campaign beating the worst president in history. >> david pecker was head of national enquirer. he will likely allege that sc scheme. pecker is expected to testify that former president when running for president was in on the plan, as well as michael cohen, we could get details about that. american media admitted they tried to influence presidential election with those payments. because of
statements to hear from david pecker? >> good morning, we expect david pecker will be the first witness to testify. the situation here this, donald trump paid stormy daniels to keep her quiet or donald trump and the trump organization simply paid checks to michael cohen for legal expenses. we will hear this in the opening statements. this case against former president opens with charges of filing false business records claiming the alleged payoffs were legal expenses to mr. trump's...
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now, the first witness in this case may be this man, david pecker, the head of the national enquirer, who will give us an idea of trump's state of mind, wanting to hide affairs because he's expected to testify trump also paid off a different woman, a playboy model. we'll likely hear from hope hicks, one of president trump's closest aids. the actress herself stormy daniels, and his lawyer at the time, michael cohen, who actually made the payments. will trump testify in his own defense? here is george washington law school's steven saltsburg. >> if he takes the stand, he'll be hard to control by any lawyer or the judge and it gives him another forum to speak to his base. so if he decides that speaking to the base is going to be more important because the odds of getting a conviction are already high, he might take the stand and basically then, if he does, have a further complaint that there isn't justice to be had in new york. >> and this is not the only court case for trump this week. his lawyers will be in the u.s. supreme court later this week arguing presidential immunity, repeating
now, the first witness in this case may be this man, david pecker, the head of the national enquirer, who will give us an idea of trump's state of mind, wanting to hide affairs because he's expected to testify trump also paid off a different woman, a playboy model. we'll likely hear from hope hicks, one of president trump's closest aids. the actress herself stormy daniels, and his lawyer at the time, michael cohen, who actually made the payments. will trump testify in his own defense? here is...
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we may also hear from former tabloid publisher david pecker, who prosecutors say helped find and suppress negative stories about trump. michael cohen is also expected to take the stand. he is trump's former attorney who already went to federal prison for his role in the hush money matter. trump has denied all allegations and says the trial is politically motivated. his allies have echoed those claims. >> i'm hoping that this judge makes the right decision. i'm hoping these jurors can come in and be unbiased and will we'll let this case go forward in a swift manner that allows president trump to get back on the campaign trail. >> this trial is expected to last six weeks, with court in session four days per week. trump will not be able to campaign during the trial. he faces up to four years in prison if convicted, but a conviction would not prevent him from becoming president again. back to you at the desk, kumasi. >> thank you. amanda. good news for drivers in the north bay westbound highway 37 reopened ahead of schedule. so 21 miles from vallejo to sears point was closed over the weekend
we may also hear from former tabloid publisher david pecker, who prosecutors say helped find and suppress negative stories about trump. michael cohen is also expected to take the stand. he is trump's former attorney who already went to federal prison for his role in the hush money matter. trump has denied all allegations and says the trial is politically motivated. his allies have echoed those claims. >> i'm hoping that this judge makes the right decision. i'm hoping these jurors can come...
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the first witness in the trial expected to be david pecker. he was the publisher of the "national enquirer" and friend of former president trump expected to testify against him according to reports. pecker, when he takes the stand, is expected to outline the so-called catch and kill scheme was cooked up with trump running for president at the time and his long time lawyer michael cohen. ami admitted it tried to influence the 2016 presidential election by paying former playmate mcdougal $150,000 to keep the story of her alleged affair with trump under wraps during the campaign on top of the $130,000 cohen says he paid stormy daniels. manhattan district attorney alvin bragg said trump said they were for cohen's legal fees. >> the grand jury found 34 documents with this critical false statement. why did donald trump repeatedly make these false statements? the evidence will show that he did so to cover up crimes relating to the 2016 election. >> but the former president and defendant has been harshly criticizing the case saying he left everything
the first witness in the trial expected to be david pecker. he was the publisher of the "national enquirer" and friend of former president trump expected to testify against him according to reports. pecker, when he takes the stand, is expected to outline the so-called catch and kill scheme was cooked up with trump running for president at the time and his long time lawyer michael cohen. ami admitted it tried to influence the 2016 presidential election by paying former playmate...
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. >> after opening statements, the first witness we've been told a man named david pecker. explain how he fits into all of this and what is the prosecution hoping to accomplish by calling him first? >> reporter: it is an interesting strategic move really, crack, because david pecker was the former leader of ami, which is the parent company of ""the national enquirer"." everyone knows that tabloid. the reason prosecutors want him is because he allows them to put mr. trump in room for when the scheme happened in 2015, and prosecutors telling, they're going to tell the jury here mr. trump, mr. cohen and david pecker sat in a room and they decided to try to catch and kill bad stories that could have hurt mr. trump. they're going to say it was mr. pecker and mr. trump and mr. cohen who decided to take and buy the stories to make sure other people couldn't publicize them. mr. trump doesn't deny that meeting happened. he can't. but he is going to deny there was anything illegal about it, craig. >> laura jarrett for us there at the courthouse. laura, thank you. let's bring in senio
. >> after opening statements, the first witness we've been told a man named david pecker. explain how he fits into all of this and what is the prosecution hoping to accomplish by calling him first? >> reporter: it is an interesting strategic move really, crack, because david pecker was the former leader of ami, which is the parent company of ""the national enquirer"." everyone knows that tabloid. the reason prosecutors want him is because he allows them to put...
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pecker. pecker was allegedly the orchestrator in part of coming up with this scheme with michael cohen to help trump sustain himself politically at a critical time in 2016. >> all right. bob, thank you very much. rikki klieman is here along with senior political analyst john dickerson. rikki, the charges in this case were brought by new york prosecutors. what can you tell us about the prosecutor in the case? >> the prosecutor, the district attorney is a gentleman by the name of alvin bragg. this is his case. it was his decision to go forward with what we call the hush money case and not to go forward with the case that the attorney general, letitia james went forward with, which was a fraud case brought as a civil case. that case was the favorite of the previous d.a. this d.a. said he wanted to bring back the hush-money case, which had been called the zombie case, because it kept rising and falling. the d.a. -- the assistant d.a.s trying the case are very experienced prosecutors. they know th
pecker. pecker was allegedly the orchestrator in part of coming up with this scheme with michael cohen to help trump sustain himself politically at a critical time in 2016. >> all right. bob, thank you very much. rikki klieman is here along with senior political analyst john dickerson. rikki, the charges in this case were brought by new york prosecutors. what can you tell us about the prosecutor in the case? >> the prosecutor, the district attorney is a gentleman by the name of...
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we may also hear from former tabloid publisher david pecker, who prosecutors say helped find and suppress negative stories about trump. michael cohen is also expected to take the stand. he is trump's former attorney who already went to federal prison for his role in the hush money matter. trump has denied all allegations and says the trial is politically motivated. his allies have echoed those claims. >> i'm hoping that this judge makes the right decision. i'm hoping these jurors can come in and be unbiased and will will let this case go forward in a swift manner that allows president trump to get back on the campaign trail. >> this trial is expected to last six weeks, with court in session four days per week. trump will not be able to campaign during the trial. he faces up to four years in prison if convicted, but a conviction would not prevent him from becoming president again. back to you. kumasi >> thanks, amanda. good news for drivers in the north bay westbound highway 37 reopened ahead of schedule. 21 miles from vallejo to sears point. was closed over the weekend for repaving, and t
we may also hear from former tabloid publisher david pecker, who prosecutors say helped find and suppress negative stories about trump. michael cohen is also expected to take the stand. he is trump's former attorney who already went to federal prison for his role in the hush money matter. trump has denied all allegations and says the trial is politically motivated. his allies have echoed those claims. >> i'm hoping that this judge makes the right decision. i'm hoping these jurors can come...
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a source telling nbc news that former "national enquirer" publisher david pecker will be the first witness. they say he's a central figure in the claims from women who said they had affairs with the former president. >> columbia will hold classes virtually today. the decision announced this morning comes ahead of the jewish holiday of passover. columbia's president said in the announcement school leaders will work today to discuss ways to bring an end to the crisis. >>> and president biden is mav marking earth day today by announcing $7 billion in federal grants for residential solar projects. the epa announcing 60 recipients today in low and middle income communities. carl, back to you. >> thanks so much. >>> take a look at bitcoin headed higher after the crypto currency completed the fourth halving that cuts the rewards earned by miners in half. crypto related stocks like coinbase and micro strategy moving higher. despite the gains, jpmorgan says bitcoin is an over bought territory and could decline in the near term after surging to the record high. needham had a similar take saying the
a source telling nbc news that former "national enquirer" publisher david pecker will be the first witness. they say he's a central figure in the claims from women who said they had affairs with the former president. >> columbia will hold classes virtually today. the decision announced this morning comes ahead of the jewish holiday of passover. columbia's president said in the announcement school leaders will work today to discuss ways to bring an end to the crisis. >>>...
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which brings me finally to david pecker. he was the then chairman and ceo of that tabloid and part of a catch and kill the scheme to support donald trump's 2016 presidential run. so essentially what he would do is buy the rights to stories that made donald trump look bad, he would then refuse to publish them to suppress damaging information. and he is expected to be the first witness called after the opening arguments. a few minutes ago the former president made remarks to the waiting media. just president made remarks to the waiting media.— president made remarks to the waiting media. just want to say before we _ waiting media. just want to say before we begin, _ waiting media. just want to say before we begin, this _ waiting media. just want to say before we begin, this is - waiting media. just want to say before we begin, this is done i waiting media. just want to say | before we begin, this is done as election interference, everybody knows it, i am here instead of being able to be in pennsylvania, georgia, lots of othe
which brings me finally to david pecker. he was the then chairman and ceo of that tabloid and part of a catch and kill the scheme to support donald trump's 2016 presidential run. so essentially what he would do is buy the rights to stories that made donald trump look bad, he would then refuse to publish them to suppress damaging information. and he is expected to be the first witness called after the opening arguments. a few minutes ago the former president made remarks to the waiting media....
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david pecker is somebody they're emphasizing early on. we've reported he's expected to be the first witness called by the prosecution. why would they start with him? why would he be the opening witness? >> because this is the movie trailer. central to the plot of this movie is conspiracy, in layman's terms, the agreement. the judge has already said to prospective jurors, this is about an agreement to conceal. the agreement begins with david pecker in august of 2015. that's the meeting, and donald trump is in the meeting. you have that top of the pyramid that caroline described, that temidayo so accurately discussed in terms of funneling down. that is the base. the agreement that says i'm going to help you win, and i'm going to help you win by ensuring bad stuff does not get out there on you. remember, there's another thing that we heard when there was the evidentiary fight which is whether or not the prosecution was going to be able to introduce evidence that showed that david pecker and his team were also overemphasizing attacks on oppon
david pecker is somebody they're emphasizing early on. we've reported he's expected to be the first witness called by the prosecution. why would they start with him? why would he be the opening witness? >> because this is the movie trailer. central to the plot of this movie is conspiracy, in layman's terms, the agreement. the judge has already said to prospective jurors, this is about an agreement to conceal. the agreement begins with david pecker in august of 2015. that's the meeting,...
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michael cohen is a star witness and they begin with david pecker the former publisher of the national inquirer. left me go to you first, andrew, to find out what you think about this choice. does it tell you anything about where bragg is starting? >> andrew, we can't hear you. jonna, your thoughts. >> he is starting out in left field. you have to remember david pecker, he is quote, unquote, responsible for catching and killing some stories allegedly on behalf of donald trump. which, number one, is not a crime. number two, unless they are charged with conspiracy, we know that's not the case, has nothing to do with anything that donald trump did and the story in question doesn't involve stormy daniels. so already the prosecutor is going to be starting with this wide breadth that are related to the indictment. we know the theme for the prosecution is going to be hey, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, i've got all this smoke and mirrors and i need you to just pay attention to that and hopefully you will be confused into a guilty verdict when all is said and done. >> martha: is andrew cher
michael cohen is a star witness and they begin with david pecker the former publisher of the national inquirer. left me go to you first, andrew, to find out what you think about this choice. does it tell you anything about where bragg is starting? >> andrew, we can't hear you. jonna, your thoughts. >> he is starting out in left field. you have to remember david pecker, he is quote, unquote, responsible for catching and killing some stories allegedly on behalf of donald trump. which,...
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now that we've confirmed that david pecker is expected to be david pecker e the first witness, he's the e t first witness, the person who used to run th person who used to run the e ta nat"nat tabloid, "national enquirer," n" the fact the prosecution wants th to call him first is fascinating.e prosecution want it puts donald trump in the roo him first, it puts donald tr where it happened, where this u in the room where it happened, this whole scheme is allegedly hatched back in 2015. the fact tha whole scheme is allegedly hatched. back in 2015.they want to do it there lays the groundwork for ever so the fact they want to do it . >> the you believe there lays the groundwork for everything that's going to comen hearing from >> the public's been hearing ds up to the microphone from donald trump, he steps up to the microphone every day around trial time but keeps complaining about a gag order, complaining about a ga there's a gag order, not allowed to speak.g orde his truth social from last night at 11:30 said this, tomorrow morning i report to new york criminal court for a trial on somewha
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the first witness will be david pecker. prosecutors say he was part of the scheme to purchase unflattering stories ability trump and make sure they stayed out of print. trump is slouched in his chair at the defense table listening to all of this. he is relegated to silence. when the court day began, the judge informed the parties there was some problem with one of the jurors. juror number 9 said he felt uncomfortable about all of the publicity around the case. after speaking with the juror, he is going to remain. it does show how intense things are as the trial of former president of the united states is well under way. >> george: also this morning terry anderson has died. he was middle east correspondent in 1985 when he was snatched off the street in bay beirut. islamic militants held him for nearly seven years. he was the longest held of several western hostages trying to put pressure on the u.s. to try to withdraw forces from lebanon. his family said that he died at his home due to complications from heart surgery. he wa
the first witness will be david pecker. prosecutors say he was part of the scheme to purchase unflattering stories ability trump and make sure they stayed out of print. trump is slouched in his chair at the defense table listening to all of this. he is relegated to silence. when the court day began, the judge informed the parties there was some problem with one of the jurors. juror number 9 said he felt uncomfortable about all of the publicity around the case. after speaking with the juror, he...
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now the court will now hear from the first witness, the former ceo of american media, david pecker. and just before he went into court, trump told reporters that the trial was an attempt to disrupt his campaign to be the next us president . next us president. >> all right. thank you very much. i just want to say before we begin, these are all beau biden trials. this is done as election interference. everybody knows it. i'm here. instead of being able to be in pennsylvania and georgia and lots of other places campaigning and it's very unfair. fortunately, the poll numbers are very good. they've been going up because people understand what's going on. this is a witch hunt and it's a shame. and it comes out of washington. it's in coordination with washington. everything including the da's office. it's including the da's office. it's in coordination with washington . in coordination with washington. i just want people to understand that this is done for purposes of hurting the opponent of the worst president in the history of our country. >> indeed, just a few minutes ago, donald trump'
now the court will now hear from the first witness, the former ceo of american media, david pecker. and just before he went into court, trump told reporters that the trial was an attempt to disrupt his campaign to be the next us president . next us president. >> all right. thank you very much. i just want to say before we begin, these are all beau biden trials. this is done as election interference. everybody knows it. i'm here. instead of being able to be in pennsylvania and georgia and...
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pecker, the former publisher of the national enquirer. prosecutor say he helped cover up potential damaging stories about trump ahead of the 2016 presidential campaign. claudine. >> all right. thank you. andre. well, this week, the supreme court will hear arguments on whether former president trump can claim immunity for any act committed while in office. past supreme court rulings held a president cannot be liable in civil cases, but the court has never weighed in on the question of criminal prosecution. in this case stems from trump's indictment over his role in trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election. >> columbia university has announced that all classes will be held virtually today, after days of protests at that school that have raised safety concerns for the university's jewish students. more than 100 people have been arrested since the pro-palestinian protest began last week on the school's campus in new york city. the university's president said in a statement that while classes are being held online, a working group of
pecker, the former publisher of the national enquirer. prosecutor say he helped cover up potential damaging stories about trump ahead of the 2016 presidential campaign. claudine. >> all right. thank you. andre. well, this week, the supreme court will hear arguments on whether former president trump can claim immunity for any act committed while in office. past supreme court rulings held a president cannot be liable in civil cases, but the court has never weighed in on the question of...
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lo que sabemos es que una vez se den los argumentos iniciales podrÍa estar david pecker que fue el ex editor de "the national enquirer". tras cancelar en carolina del norte su primer mitin el expresidente trump regresa a los tribunales. >> va a tratar de enfocarse la fiscalÍa en demostrar que la falsificaciÓn comercial tenÍa un propÓsito y era influir ilegalmente las elecciones presidenciales. peggy: una vez que concluyan los argumentos iniciales la fiscalÍa llamarÍa a su primer testigo. el juez quiere que avance lo mÁs rÁpido posible. el juicio se realizarÁ bajo fuertes medidas de seguridad luego de que un hombre se prendieron fuego frente a la corte el viernes y despuÉs muriÓ. >> man a ampliar la zona de seguridad es una zona controlada y segura para personas que quieren negocio en la zona. peggy: doce jurados decidirÁn el destino del exmandatario entre ellos hay abogados, ingenieros y terapeutas. trump reiterÓ que planea testificar de hacerlo la fiscalÍa busca interrogarlo sobre la sentencia en su juicio civil por fraude. esta no es la Única batalla legal que enfrent
lo que sabemos es que una vez se den los argumentos iniciales podrÍa estar david pecker que fue el ex editor de "the national enquirer". tras cancelar en carolina del norte su primer mitin el expresidente trump regresa a los tribunales. >> va a tratar de enfocarse la fiscalÍa en demostrar que la falsificaciÓn comercial tenÍa un propÓsito y era influir ilegalmente las elecciones presidenciales. peggy: una vez que concluyan los argumentos iniciales la fiscalÍa llamarÍa a su...
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which brings me finally to david pecker. he was the then chairman and ceo of that tabloid and part of a catch and kill scheme to support donald trump's 2016 presidential run. so essentially what he would do is buy the rights to stories that made donald trump look bad, he would then refuse to publish them to suppress damaging information. and he is expected to be the first witness called after the opening arguments. let's speak to nikki beaver, national political director of the national federation of republican women. she's in alexandria, virginia. what impact do you think this trial is having on the upcoming election? it is having a huge impact and it is having the opposite impact the democrats intended for it to have. the american people are not full by this witchhunt, this is a trial that should have happened years ago. we see through his political opponents. president trump us political opponents are persecuting him in a trial while he is trying to run for president, they know they cannot win at the ballot box they are d
which brings me finally to david pecker. he was the then chairman and ceo of that tabloid and part of a catch and kill scheme to support donald trump's 2016 presidential run. so essentially what he would do is buy the rights to stories that made donald trump look bad, he would then refuse to publish them to suppress damaging information. and he is expected to be the first witness called after the opening arguments. let's speak to nikki beaver, national political director of the national...
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"the new york times" reports that former "national enquirer" publisher david pecker will be the prosecution's first witness on the trial where trump is today. prosecutors are claiming that trump concocted a catch and kill scheme with pecker to bury negative stories. fox news legal editor kerri kupec you're ban with this. >> you can buy writes to a story and choose not to public it. there is not illegal about it. it is not part of this case. the prosecution wants to bring this in to say well, he and trump had some kind of agreement that he would help him out with the election. >> harris: i want to bring in andrew cherkasky and andrew, we now have learned that the prosecution has finished with its opening arguments and now the defense is giving its opening arguments. we have producers in the courtroom so we're getting realtime what's going on in there. what are your thoughts on this case? >> it sounds like the opening from the prosecution was focused on the idea that donald trump lied over and over and over again referring to the entries in the new york business records saying that the payments
"the new york times" reports that former "national enquirer" publisher david pecker will be the prosecution's first witness on the trial where trump is today. prosecutors are claiming that trump concocted a catch and kill scheme with pecker to bury negative stories. fox news legal editor kerri kupec you're ban with this. >> you can buy writes to a story and choose not to public it. there is not illegal about it. it is not part of this case. the prosecution wants to...
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where michael cohen and trump and david pecker had this agreement where david pecker would be the eyes and ears of the campaign and look out for those negative stories. give cohen a heads up and try to suppress it. so it's important he is the lead off witness because it sets the stage. he's the one, of course he was in charge of at the head of ami, in charge of the national enquirer. it sets the stage and just sort of provides for the jury. it started as soon as donald trump announced he was running for president. >> charles, does it matter that they were long time friends, associates, people who worked together for a long time? does that give him more credibility? >> i think it does. the prosecutors are going to tie that into their narrative around why you should believe him and why he's credible. i think when you're setting the stage, giving a jury a very clear picture around what's happening, you have to give to the jury a reason why you should be believing these witnesses and their testimony. so for the reasons you've just mentioned, i think that pecker is going to be a very import
where michael cohen and trump and david pecker had this agreement where david pecker would be the eyes and ears of the campaign and look out for those negative stories. give cohen a heads up and try to suppress it. so it's important he is the lead off witness because it sets the stage. he's the one, of course he was in charge of at the head of ami, in charge of the national enquirer. it sets the stage and just sort of provides for the jury. it started as soon as donald trump announced he was...
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so that, david pecker's testimony that's going on right now is also part of that context. so that they had had this longer deal with the national enquirer to bury bad stories and to promote stories that were helpful to mr. trump. that was part of it, and that then access hollywood comes out and it looks really bad for mr. trump and these other things . we're going to look really bad. and so the then the argument from the prosecution is that, in short order, all of a sudden, michael cohen sends the money to stormy daniels lawyer. but there's tape, andre. there's tape. right. a tape with michael cohen and mr. trump talking about it that's going to be played for the jury, which absolutely is going to be heard. >> so the idea organizing this whole scheme apparently, right. that that they say will prove what they're prosecutors. right. >> that's right. they will put the narrative together. right. so what we're going to have is the two sides are going to have different narratives. some things are irrefutable. the checks were written, michael cohen got money, michael cohen sent m
so that, david pecker's testimony that's going on right now is also part of that context. so that they had had this longer deal with the national enquirer to bury bad stories and to promote stories that were helpful to mr. trump. that was part of it, and that then access hollywood comes out and it looks really bad for mr. trump and these other things . we're going to look really bad. and so the then the argument from the prosecution is that, in short order, all of a sudden, michael cohen sends...
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david pecker is our first witness today. he is taking the stand right now. we aren't going to show it, but we do not have producers in the stands. dropping out of that, forgive me. i started listening to this. by that matters is the last hour, what i learned from a former federal prosecutor is that you've got a couple of liars that are witnesses in this case. michael cohen being one, david pecker according to my guest also one of those lawyers on the stand. we are going to watch a person who was accused of doing that catch and kill where you get a negative story during your campaign and you pay somebody some money to speak about it, and you never publish that st story. >> kayleigh: potentially hearing from michael menotti who has a less than sterling reputation is a 12-year sentence. a lot of characters. as i'm watching this report, it occurred to me, the democrats thought this would in meyer trumpian negative coverage, a salacious story that people could grab onto. we are hearing what david pecker said via a reporter. we will hear what any of these witnesse
david pecker is our first witness today. he is taking the stand right now. we aren't going to show it, but we do not have producers in the stands. dropping out of that, forgive me. i started listening to this. by that matters is the last hour, what i learned from a former federal prosecutor is that you've got a couple of liars that are witnesses in this case. michael cohen being one, david pecker according to my guest also one of those lawyers on the stand. we are going to watch a person who...
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they prosecution has said that david pecker had at least one discussion with trump about this effort, and i suspect they'll put him on to talk a lot about that conversation and exactly what was said to trump and what trump said in response, and exactly how much knowledge — we can infer from that knowledge — we can infer from that knowledge based on what trump said. great to have your thoughts, things are coming on the programme. thanks for havin: are coming on the programme. thanks for having me- — nada tawfik because there. will come onto the witnesses — but first, bring us right up to speed with what we've heard there this morning. we've now had opening statements from both sides, withjurors listening intently. essentially prosecutors are really laying out the big picture here for thejurors, saying that this is about a criminal conspiracy and cover—up. the criminal conspiracy they said was election fraud, pure and simple. they really set the scene for jurors, saying that it all came about after the release of the access hollywood tape. now that's the infamous tape that, ju
they prosecution has said that david pecker had at least one discussion with trump about this effort, and i suspect they'll put him on to talk a lot about that conversation and exactly what was said to trump and what trump said in response, and exactly how much knowledge — we can infer from that knowledge — we can infer from that knowledge based on what trump said. great to have your thoughts, things are coming on the programme. thanks for havin: are coming on the programme. thanks for...
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. >>> former "national enquirer" chief david pecker the first witness called. his testimony is expected to continue tomorrow. >>> the supreme court is weighing how far cities and states can go to police homelessness. the board is reviewing an appeal from a group of homeless people in oregon who challenged local laws banning sleeping in public which they say violates the eighth amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishment. >>> and tom brady is about to be in the hot seat. the retired nfl legend will be in netflix's first ever live roast called the greatest roast of all time. tom brady hosted by kevin hart. it will make history for being the first live roast on any platform to air unedited and uncensored. the roast will stream life on may 5th. presumably, scott, not something i will watch with the children. also who would put themselves at the center of that? you want to be first? i don't know. >> a good roster, too, by the way. >> going to be awesome. >> thanks. >>> up next, betting on the next >>> up next, betting on the next bi trading at schwab is now powere
. >>> former "national enquirer" chief david pecker the first witness called. his testimony is expected to continue tomorrow. >>> the supreme court is weighing how far cities and states can go to police homelessness. the board is reviewing an appeal from a group of homeless people in oregon who challenged local laws banning sleeping in public which they say violates the eighth amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishment. >>> and tom brady is about to be in...
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which brings me finally to david pecker. he was the then chairman and ceo of that tabloid and part of a catch and kill the scheme to support donald trump's 2016 presidential run. so essentially what he would do is buy the rights to stories that made donald trump look bad, he would then refuse to publish them to suppress damaging information. and he is expected to be the first witness called after the opening arguments. thanks to meghan for that, he has started given his evidence before proceedings wrapped up for the day. of course this is a judicial process but taking place within a very political process context,. earlier i spoke to nikki beaver, national political director of the national federation of republican women, and i asked her what impact this trial was having on the upcoming election. it's having a huge impact, and it's having the opposite impact the democrats i think intended for it to have. the american people are not fooled by this witch hunt. this is a trial that should have happened years ago. and we see thr
which brings me finally to david pecker. he was the then chairman and ceo of that tabloid and part of a catch and kill the scheme to support donald trump's 2016 presidential run. so essentially what he would do is buy the rights to stories that made donald trump look bad, he would then refuse to publish them to suppress damaging information. and he is expected to be the first witness called after the opening arguments. thanks to meghan for that, he has started given his evidence before...
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that was as john said, david pecker. part of the prosecutor's say critical conspiracy with the defendant former president donald trump. pecker, the former head of american media incorporated which is the publisher of the "national enquirer" spent on as witness to describe what is called an illegal scheme with donald trump to buy negative stories about him to help the trump election campaign. pecker explain the process at the tabloid how the stories are prepared and their case sometime spot and how it was up to him to okay paying for the "juicy stories." one of those juicy stories was from former "playboy" playmate karen mcdougal to. they claim she had an affair with trump which the inquirer bought for $150,000 but did not run as part of that catch and kill scheme. trump defense lawyer told the jury that the former president did not violate the law. the former president thought that checks to the lawyer michael cohen over his legal expenses and not his prosecutors claim to reimburse cohen to pay stormy daniels. "i have a
that was as john said, david pecker. part of the prosecutor's say critical conspiracy with the defendant former president donald trump. pecker, the former head of american media incorporated which is the publisher of the "national enquirer" spent on as witness to describe what is called an illegal scheme with donald trump to buy negative stories about him to help the trump election campaign. pecker explain the process at the tabloid how the stories are prepared and their case sometime...
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enquirer, david pecker was i national enquirer, david pecker was the one _ national enquirer, david pecker was the one who allegedly went about facilitating some of these hush money— facilitating some of these hush money payments, he also allegedly entered _ money payments, he also allegedly entered into an agreement to publish negative _ entered into an agreement to publish negative stories about trump's components, so he gave a lot of insights— components, so he gave a lot of insights into what exactly was agreed — insights into what exactly was agreed upon. insights into what exactly was agreed upon-— insights into what exactly was aa-reeduon. ~ , ., ., �*, agreed upon. absolutely, and that's 'ust the agreed upon. absolutely, and that's just the first — agreed upon. absolutely, and that's just the first witness, _ agreed upon. absolutely, and that's just the first witness, prosecutors i just the first witness, prosecutors say they have several corroborating witnesses, they'll be going through those business records, so a lot to come over these next 6—8 weeks of this
enquirer, david pecker was i national enquirer, david pecker was the one _ national enquirer, david pecker was the one who allegedly went about facilitating some of these hush money— facilitating some of these hush money payments, he also allegedly entered _ money payments, he also allegedly entered into an agreement to publish negative _ entered into an agreement to publish negative stories about trump's components, so he gave a lot of insights— components, so he gave a lot of insights...
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the first witness today, david pecker, was then called to the stand. he is a friend or former friend of the president. the publisher of "the national enquirer" who helped trump bury two stories of an affair. one with a playboy model and the other with stormy daniels. the prosecution appears to be showing the jury how desperate trump was to hide alleged disloyalty to his wife from voters. now, will trump testify in his own defense? he says he will. here's george washington law school's steven salzburg. >> if he takes the stand, he'll be very hard to control, both by any lawyer and certainly by the judge, and it gives him yet another forum to speak to his base. so if he decides that speaking to the base is going to be more important because the odds of getting conviction are already high, he might take the stand and basically then, if he does, have a further complaint that there isn't justice to be had in new york. >> reporter: and, if he does, well, that opens the opportunity for the prosecution to cross-examine him. the judge said they can use examples
the first witness today, david pecker, was then called to the stand. he is a friend or former friend of the president. the publisher of "the national enquirer" who helped trump bury two stories of an affair. one with a playboy model and the other with stormy daniels. the prosecution appears to be showing the jury how desperate trump was to hide alleged disloyalty to his wife from voters. now, will trump testify in his own defense? he says he will. here's george washington law school's...
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the first witness is david pecker with him about former ceo of american media which publish the "national enquirer." the d.a.'s office iqs trump of engaging in a criminal conspiracy and cover-up to suppress damaging stories prior to the 2016 presidential election while trump and his lawyers say that he is innocent and did nothing more than pay his lawyer. here is trump after court. >> as to bookkeeping which is a very minor thing in terms of the law, in terms of all the violent crime that's going on outside as we speak, right outside as we speak. this is a case where you pay a law year. he has lawyer. they call it a legal expense. >> prosecutors argue that pecker, michael cohen, and trump conspired to influence the election. they have asked pecker about his responsibility. his testimony is set to continue tomorrow. trump paid cohen $420,000 to reimburse him for payments made to adult film actress stormy daniels. cohen received over three times more than what he paid daniels. trump's lawyer proves that was not a reimbursement. cohen is "obsessed with trump and the jury cannot trust cohen g
the first witness is david pecker with him about former ceo of american media which publish the "national enquirer." the d.a.'s office iqs trump of engaging in a criminal conspiracy and cover-up to suppress damaging stories prior to the 2016 presidential election while trump and his lawyers say that he is innocent and did nothing more than pay his lawyer. here is trump after court. >> as to bookkeeping which is a very minor thing in terms of the law, in terms of all the violent...