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then prosecutors calling the first witness, david pecker, to the stand. the former publisher of the national inquirer, who was part of a scheme prosecutors say called catch and kill. abc's senior investigative correspondent aaron katersky leading us off from the courthouse again tonight. >> reporter: donald trump walking into the manhattan courtroom where today for the first time in history a jury heard testimony in a criminal case against a former american president. >> it's a very, very sad day in america. i can tell you that. >> reporter: with trump slouching in his seat and sometimes closing his eyes, prosecutor matthew colangelo began his opening statement charging trump "orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt the 2016 presidential election." taking notes, as the prosecutor laid out his case, accusing trump of falsifying business records to disguise a $130,000 hush payment to porn star stormy daniels days before the election, so voters wouldn't find out about her claim of an affair. at the time, trump was under pressure. news had just broken of th
then prosecutors calling the first witness, david pecker, to the stand. the former publisher of the national inquirer, who was part of a scheme prosecutors say called catch and kill. abc's senior investigative correspondent aaron katersky leading us off from the courthouse again tonight. >> reporter: donald trump walking into the manhattan courtroom where today for the first time in history a jury heard testimony in a criminal case against a former american president. >> it's a...
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david pecker, the former publisher of "the national enquirer," who prosecutors say was part of a scheme called catch-and-kill, buying unflattering stories about trump and making sure they were never published before the election. aaron katersky outside the courthouse. >>> the near disaster at jfk airport. authorities say air traffic control clearing four planes to cross in front of a passenger jet as it was about to take off. the pilot aborting takeoff. you'll hear calls to the tower. >>> tonight, in new york city, columbia university increasing security. pro-palestinian demonstrators rallying against the israel-hamas war. the school switching to remote classes. and tonight, protests spreading to campuses across the u.s. >>> in los angeles, the break-in at the home of the mayor, karen bass. authorities say the mayor was home when the intruder broke in and got to the second floor. they say the mayor was hiding in a safe room. >>> tonight, ukraine's president zelenskyy thanking the u.s. and thanking house speaker mike johnson, after the house passed, democrats and republicans, a massive a
david pecker, the former publisher of "the national enquirer," who prosecutors say was part of a scheme called catch-and-kill, buying unflattering stories about trump and making sure they were never published before the election. aaron katersky outside the courthouse. >>> the near disaster at jfk airport. authorities say air traffic control clearing four planes to cross in front of a passenger jet as it was about to take off. the pilot aborting takeoff. you'll hear calls to...
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david pecker grinning widely as he pointed out trump in the courtroom, the former president smirking back. the two men had been friends for years. but pecker told the jury their relationship changed in 2015, after trump launched his run for president, pecker was summoned to trump tower that august, and in a 20-minute meeting, he said trump and cohen asked me, what can i do and what my magazines can do to help the campaign. pecker testified he pledged to run flattering stories about trump and hit jobs on his opponents, and he offered to be the campaign's eyes and ears to alert cohen if he caught wind of any potentially damaging stories. pecker said he told trump he'd try to kill those stories so they'd never see the light of day. as pecker described that trump tower meeting, jurors were rapt, taking constant notes. pecker laid out how he worked with trump and cohen to publish attacks on rival republican candidates. cohen would tell him who to go after, and the magazine would do it. pecker admitted the enquirer fabricated a story falsely linking cruz's father with the kennedy assassina
david pecker grinning widely as he pointed out trump in the courtroom, the former president smirking back. the two men had been friends for years. but pecker told the jury their relationship changed in 2015, after trump launched his run for president, pecker was summoned to trump tower that august, and in a 20-minute meeting, he said trump and cohen asked me, what can i do and what my magazines can do to help the campaign. pecker testified he pledged to run flattering stories about trump and...
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david, pecker showed trump no hostility, in fact, even though it has been five years since pecker said he last saw trump, he still considers him to be a friend. cross examination is just getting started, whit, so, david becker returns here to the witness stand tomorrow. whit? >> whit: aaron, thank you. >>> next tonight, the stunning reversal in the sexual assault convict of harvey weinstein, the case that galvanized the me too movement. a new york appeals court throwing out his 2020 rape convection, saying he didn't get a fair trial, because the judge made egregious errors. here's abc's eva pilgrim. >> reporter: it was the case that parked the me too movement. but tonight, a shocking reversal. harvey weinstein's rape conviction in new york overturned by the state's highest court. new york's court of appeals handing down the 4-3 decision, citing "egregious errors" by the judge overseeing the trial back in 2020, saying, "the trial court erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts against persons other than the complainants of the underlying crimes." adding that
david, pecker showed trump no hostility, in fact, even though it has been five years since pecker said he last saw trump, he still considers him to be a friend. cross examination is just getting started, whit, so, david becker returns here to the witness stand tomorrow. whit? >> whit: aaron, thank you. >>> next tonight, the stunning reversal in the sexual assault convict of harvey weinstein, the case that galvanized the me too movement. a new york appeals court throwing out his...
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the former publisher of "the national enquirer" david pecker testifying for a third day, and prosecutors finally asking about stormy daniels. abc's soon yorenior investigave correspondent aaron katersky is at the courthouse. >> reporter: tonight, the former publisher of "the national enquirer" testifying that even after trump became president, he still kept tabs on women who had been paid to keep quiet about their alleged affairs. >> david's been very nice. nice guy. >> reporter: pecker telling the jury that at trump's direction, "the enquirer's" parent company bought the story of former "playboy" model karen mcdougal, who claimed she had a year-long sexual relationship with trump. pecker saying it could be "very embarrassing" to trump's campaign. he described a meeting at trump tower shortly after the election. trump saying, "i want to thank you for handling the mcdougal situation." then asking, "how's our girl?" pecker replying, "she's quiet. things are going fine." months later, trump invited pecker to the white house and asked again, "how's karen doing?" pecker recalled responding, "
the former publisher of "the national enquirer" david pecker testifying for a third day, and prosecutors finally asking about stormy daniels. abc's soon yorenior investigave correspondent aaron katersky is at the courthouse. >> reporter: tonight, the former publisher of "the national enquirer" testifying that even after trump became president, he still kept tabs on women who had been paid to keep quiet about their alleged affairs. >> david's been very nice. nice...
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trump denies that affair, too, but former "national enquirer" public er publisher, david pecker, has testified that at trump's direction, his tabloid bought mcdougal's story but never ran it to protect trump's campaign. and after the election, pecker told the jury trump thanked him. on cross examination, trump's lawyer, susan necheles, suggested stormy daniels visited trump tower because she was being considered for a role on the apprentice. graff said there was office chatter about that, adding "i vaguely recall hearing trump say that daniels may be one of the interesting people who could be on the show." but no ambiguity on one point, when trump's lawyer asked graff if she wanted to be there in court, her one word answer, "no." and as she left the stand, donald trump rose up out of his chair to greet her, whispering some words and extending his hand. >> reporter: the first week of testimony ended with a banter of testimony. the jury heard the granular details about the shell company, michael cohen used to pay stormy daniels her hush money. remember, prosecutors have to prove that w
trump denies that affair, too, but former "national enquirer" public er publisher, david pecker, has testified that at trump's direction, his tabloid bought mcdougal's story but never ran it to protect trump's campaign. and after the election, pecker told the jury trump thanked him. on cross examination, trump's lawyer, susan necheles, suggested stormy daniels visited trump tower because she was being considered for a role on the apprentice. graff said there was office chatter about...
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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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prosecutors say david pecker schemed with trump's former fixer, michael cohen, to influence the election by concealing negative information about trump. the former president is accused of arranging a $130,000 payment to adult film actress stormy daniels to keep her from revealing their alleged affair. right before the 2016 election. trump has denied the affair and any wrongdoing. happening tomorrow a potentially unprecedented vote on tiktok's future. the senate is expected to pass a bill to ban the social app in the u.s. if its chinese owners don't sell. it will be the first time congress has passed a law aimed at shutting down a social media platform. but as abc news reporter tim pulliam explains, tiktok's time isn't up yet. >> today i'm saying my final goodbye to tiktok. >> the clock is ticking for viral social media app tiktok. over the weekend, house lawmakers passing a bill that could ban the popular app from the u.s. if the chinese owner, bytedance, doesn't sell within a year. >> the two options are sell to a us owner or cease operating in the us. >> the potential measure is lumped
prosecutors say david pecker schemed with trump's former fixer, michael cohen, to influence the election by concealing negative information about trump. the former president is accused of arranging a $130,000 payment to adult film actress stormy daniels to keep her from revealing their alleged affair. right before the 2016 election. trump has denied the affair and any wrongdoing. happening tomorrow a potentially unprecedented vote on tiktok's future. the senate is expected to pass a bill to ban...
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former national enquirer publisher david pecker testifying. he told trump's fixer michael cohen that daniels was shopping her story. he says cohen told him to buy it, but pecker refused, telling cohen, i am not going to get involved with a star. i am not a bank. cohen ended up paying $130,000 to daniels himself, but falsely labeling it as legal expenses. trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges. zohreen shah, abc news, los angeles. >> and to another high profile case, harvey weinstein's sexual assault conviction has been overturned in new york. his case garnered such public attention that it sparked the entire metoo movement. the state's appeals court threw out that 2020 conviction, citing the judge made egregious errors. it claims testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts on other people was unnecessary to establish his intent. today's decision makes way for a new trial, but weinstein will remain in prison for a 2022 rape conviction. in an la case, a win for internet accessibility in the nation. >> net neutrality was restored by th
former national enquirer publisher david pecker testifying. he told trump's fixer michael cohen that daniels was shopping her story. he says cohen told him to buy it, but pecker refused, telling cohen, i am not going to get involved with a star. i am not a bank. cohen ended up paying $130,000 to daniels himself, but falsely labeling it as legal expenses. trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges. zohreen shah, abc news, los angeles. >> and to another high profile case, harvey...
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prosecutors say david pecker schemed with trump's former fixer, michael cohen, to influence the election by concealing negative information about trump. the former president is accused of arranging a $130,000 payment to adult film actress stormy daniels to keep her from revealing their alleged affair. right before the 2016 election. trump has denied the affair and any wrongdoing. happening tomorrow a potentially unprecedented vote on tiktok's future. the senate is expected to pass a bill to ban the social app in the u.s. if its chinese owners don't sell. it will be the first time congress has passed a law aimed at shutting down a social media platform. but as abc news reporter tim pulliam explains, tiktok's time isn't up yet. >> today i'm saying my final goodbye to tiktok. >> the clock is ticking for viral social media app tiktok. over the weekend, house lawmakers passing a bill that could ban the popular app from the u.s. if the chinese owner, bytedance, doesn't sell within a year. >> the two options are sell to a us owner or cease operating in the us. >> the potential measure is lumped
prosecutors say david pecker schemed with trump's former fixer, michael cohen, to influence the election by concealing negative information about trump. the former president is accused of arranging a $130,000 payment to adult film actress stormy daniels to keep her from revealing their alleged affair. right before the 2016 election. trump has denied the affair and any wrongdoing. happening tomorrow a potentially unprecedented vote on tiktok's future. the senate is expected to pass a bill to ban...
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former national enquirer publisher david pecker testifying. he told trump's fixer michael cohen that daniels was shopping her story. he says cohen told him to buy it, but pecker refused, telling cohen, i am not going to get involved with a star. i am not a bank. cohen ended up paying $130,000 to daniels himself, but falsely labeling it as legal expenses. trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges. zohreen shah, abc news, los angeles. >> and to another high profile case, harvey weinstein's sexual assault conviction has been overturned in new york. his case garnered such public attention that it sparked the entire metoo movement. the state's appeals court threw out that 2020 conviction, citing the judge made egregious errors. it claims testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts on other people was unnecessary to establish his intent. today's decision makes way for a new trial, but weinstein will remain in prison for a 2022 rape conviction. in an la case, a win for internet accessibility in the nation. >> net neutrality was restored by th
former national enquirer publisher david pecker testifying. he told trump's fixer michael cohen that daniels was shopping her story. he says cohen told him to buy it, but pecker refused, telling cohen, i am not going to get involved with a star. i am not a bank. cohen ended up paying $130,000 to daniels himself, but falsely labeling it as legal expenses. trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges. zohreen shah, abc news, los angeles. >> and to another high profile case, harvey...
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still on the stand, david pecker, a crucial witness, uh- peeling back the layers of what prosecutors say was a conspiracy between the trump organization and the national enquirer to bury scandalous stories during his 2016 run for president. before court today, trump told reporters pecker has been, quote, a very nice guy. prosecutors say that is a violation of the gag order in the case the former president faces a 34 count criminal indictment. trump has denied any wrongdoing, as you've heard, and has pleaded not guilty to the charges. today new york state's highest court overturned the rape conviction against former hollywood movie mogul harvey weinstein. >> his case launched the metoo movement. abc news reporter morgan norwood has more on these developments and how a california case could keep weinstein behind bars. >> the new york court of appeals issuing a 4 to 3 opinion today, overturning the sex crime conviction against former hollywood producer harvey weinstein, the court saying harvey weinstein didn't receive a fair trial because the trial judge allowed testimony about prior al
still on the stand, david pecker, a crucial witness, uh- peeling back the layers of what prosecutors say was a conspiracy between the trump organization and the national enquirer to bury scandalous stories during his 2016 run for president. before court today, trump told reporters pecker has been, quote, a very nice guy. prosecutors say that is a violation of the gag order in the case the former president faces a 34 count criminal indictment. trump has denied any wrongdoing, as you've heard,...
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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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. >> jurors heard brief testimony from david pecker, who ran the national enquirer, who has acknowledged by negative stories about trump only to get rid of them, a practice known as catch and kill. >> this is a case where you pay a lawyer, he's a lawyer and they call it a legal expense. that's the exact terms they used. legal expense. >> trump has denied the 34 felony charges, his defense attorney saying there is nothing wrong with trying to influence an election. it's called a democracy. testimony is set to continue this morning with the first witness, pecker, back on the stand. pecker, a longtime friend of trump's, made a deal with prosecutors to avoid charges himself. and when abc news washington. >> today, the senate is expected to pass a bill to ban tiktok in the us. if the chinese owners don't sell this will be the first time congress has passed a law aimed at shutting down a social media platform. man is here to explain the tiktok's time isn't up just yet, reggie. >> house lawmakers already passed a bill that could ban tiktok from the us if its chinese owner, bytedance, doesn't se
. >> jurors heard brief testimony from david pecker, who ran the national enquirer, who has acknowledged by negative stories about trump only to get rid of them, a practice known as catch and kill. >> this is a case where you pay a lawyer, he's a lawyer and they call it a legal expense. that's the exact terms they used. legal expense. >> trump has denied the 34 felony charges, his defense attorney saying there is nothing wrong with trying to influence an election. it's called...
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. >> meanwhile, as testimony resumed in court, national enquirer publisher david pecker laid out the so-called catch and kill agreement. he made pecker testifying. he met with michael cohen and trump and pledged to run flattering stories about trump and hit jobs on trump's opponents, including a false story claiming senator ted cruz's father was involved in the jfk assassination. >> what was he doing with lee harvey oswald shortly before the death and before the shooting? it's horrible. >> pecker also offered to be the campaign's eyes and ears to alert cohen if he caught wind of any potentially damaging stories, pecker saying he told trump he tried to kill those stories so they'd never see the light of day. andrew dymburt, abc news, new york, 509. >> this morning we're taking a look at your travel forecast. new york city is experiencing some late day showers today, but it's a mild high of 70 degrees. another area we're watching, the pacific northwest for a little bit of rain as well. other places like la. looking lovely today. chicago, atlanta. we'll have temperatures in the 70s acro
. >> meanwhile, as testimony resumed in court, national enquirer publisher david pecker laid out the so-called catch and kill agreement. he made pecker testifying. he met with michael cohen and trump and pledged to run flattering stories about trump and hit jobs on trump's opponents, including a false story claiming senator ted cruz's father was involved in the jfk assassination. >> what was he doing with lee harvey oswald shortly before the death and before the shooting? it's...
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pecker testified ahead of the 2016 election, the magazine bought a story about the former president's alleged affair with a playboy model and buried it, a tactic known as catch and kill. trump has pleaded not guilty in the case. ultimately, if the justices choose to send this matter back down to the trial court as some appeared, ready to do, that would mean significant delays for trump's election interference case. jailbreak an abc news, washington. the chinese parent company of tiktok has no plans to sell the social media app. >> it comes after president biden signed a bipartisan law that requires chinese owned bytedance to sell tiktok or face a ban in the u.s. amanda is at the live desk with more on how the company is now responding this morning. >> julie and bytedance has denied plans to sell after reports surfaced it was exploring the sale of tiktok's us business. this is the company's first official response since president biden signed a bill that could lead to a nationwide ban under current u.s. law, tiktok now must find a new owner by january or be banned entirely. the ceo of
pecker testified ahead of the 2016 election, the magazine bought a story about the former president's alleged affair with a playboy model and buried it, a tactic known as catch and kill. trump has pleaded not guilty in the case. ultimately, if the justices choose to send this matter back down to the trial court as some appeared, ready to do, that would mean significant delays for trump's election interference case. jailbreak an abc news, washington. the chinese parent company of tiktok has no...
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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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former national enquirer publisher david pecker is expected to tell jurors today about his efforts to help trump suppress stories during his 2016 presidential campaign. prosecutors say pecker worked with trump and his attorney, michael cohen, on a strategy to buy and then kill negative stories. >> this is a case where you pay a lawyer. he's a lawyer and they call it a legal expense >> prosecutors are also asking the judge to hold trump in contempt over social media posts that they say violated a gag order. the former president faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, but denies wrongdoing. >> the supreme court's conservative majority seems open to allowing cities to punish people experiencing homelessness. justices heard arguments yesterday in a case involving the small city of grants pass, oregon. that city wants to crack down on the unhoused. in 2013, it passed an ordinance allowing people to be ticketed for sleeping on the streets. the problem? the city didn't have shelters to house all of those people. the ninth circuit court of appeals in san francisco said the ordi
former national enquirer publisher david pecker is expected to tell jurors today about his efforts to help trump suppress stories during his 2016 presidential campaign. prosecutors say pecker worked with trump and his attorney, michael cohen, on a strategy to buy and then kill negative stories. >> this is a case where you pay a lawyer. he's a lawyer and they call it a legal expense >> prosecutors are also asking the judge to hold trump in contempt over social media posts that they...
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pecker and then as many high school students and their parents are facing college commitment day, more protests erupted on campuses nationwide, and one school in your state even had to cancel graduation. and then we've got an exclusive with the secret service and the nationwide crackdown on credit card skimming. we're going to show you how thieves could use hidden devices to steal your money, and where we can find them. also, gma is going green. more on earth week. the right stuff. and lori bergamotto has got some eco friendly upgrades for your closet. and then i'm going to take you to the grocery store. we're going to talk about expiration dates and so much more, because the first thing people think when they go to the grocery store and you hear the word sustainable or organic, they're like, great, it's going to cost more. we are going to show you how to make that not so you can actually save money. and then we're also going to talk about the highly debated in my house expiration date and food waste. >> okay. i'm glad you're talking about this because yesterday at the grocery store, i
pecker and then as many high school students and their parents are facing college commitment day, more protests erupted on campuses nationwide, and one school in your state even had to cancel graduation. and then we've got an exclusive with the secret service and the nationwide crackdown on credit card skimming. we're going to show you how thieves could use hidden devices to steal your money, and where we can find them. also, gma is going green. more on earth week. the right stuff. and lori...
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pecker to influence the general election by concealing negative information about him, trump passing notes and whispering to his attorneys at times, trump's defense attorney telling the jury, i have a spoiler alert. there is nothing wrong with trying to influence an election. it's called democracy. the defense arguing trump relied on lawyers to arrange that payment. trump has long denied the affair and any wrongdoing. he's pleaded not guilty to the charges. >> it's a case as to bookkeeping . you pay a lawyer, he's a lawyer and they call it a legal expense. that's the exact terms they use. legal expense. >> prosecutors calling pecker as their first witness. he once called trump a personal friend, flashing a smile as he took the stand. prosecutors accusing him of acting as a coconspirator in helping buy and bury damaging stories about trump. pecker testified that he had final say whether to publish any story involving celebrities. court is back in session on tuesday and pecker will be back on the stand. but first, the judge plans to hold a contempt hearing on trump's alleged violations
pecker to influence the general election by concealing negative information about him, trump passing notes and whispering to his attorneys at times, trump's defense attorney telling the jury, i have a spoiler alert. there is nothing wrong with trying to influence an election. it's called democracy. the defense arguing trump relied on lawyers to arrange that payment. trump has long denied the affair and any wrongdoing. he's pleaded not guilty to the charges. >> it's a case as to...
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. >> david pecker, a longtime friend of trump and the former publisher of the national enquirer, back on the stand testifying that he was the eyes and ears of the trump campaign ahead of the 2016 election. pecker testifying that he told trump and cohen, if i hear anything about women selling stories, i would notify michael cohen. >> of course, what david pecker is saying on the stand is something donald trump never wanted anybody to know, that any time a damaging story came to his attention via other sources, or from donald trump or michael cohen, he was in agreement that he would catch those stories, kill them, pay the person off and make it go away. >> trump, shaking his head in court as pecker testified about a false story from a trump tower doorman in 2015 claiming trump fathered an illegitimate child with a maid at the building, pecker, testifying he ultimately bought the story for $30,000, even though michael cohen was adamant it wasn't true. prosecutors say pecker told trump that adult film actress stormy daniels had a story that could turn into a sex scandal. at trump's direct
. >> david pecker, a longtime friend of trump and the former publisher of the national enquirer, back on the stand testifying that he was the eyes and ears of the trump campaign ahead of the 2016 election. pecker testifying that he told trump and cohen, if i hear anything about women selling stories, i would notify michael cohen. >> of course, what david pecker is saying on the stand is something donald trump never wanted anybody to know, that any time a damaging story came to his...
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it isn't just michael cohen and david pecker on their own. it's trump working with pecker and cohen to have a plan to silence these stories before the election, so that they would not affect the election, so that the government wants to say it's all about election interference and it's all it goes right to trump and the defense wants to say it's not election interference. and trump knew nothing. >> all right. i mean, there are different cases, but one can certainly say there's a narrative emerging there. professor david levine, thank you so much. appreciate it okay. >> anytime. thanks for having me. >> coming up next with olympic gold medalist and bay area native kristi yamaguchi. she's going to be joining us to talk about her latest honor. it's about this big she's a best selling author, children's literacy advocate, and a mom. we're talking about the one the only kristi yamaguchi. and now she's got her own barbie to celebrate aapi heritage month, which begins next week. mattel has released the kristi yamaguchi doll as part of its inspiring
it isn't just michael cohen and david pecker on their own. it's trump working with pecker and cohen to have a plan to silence these stories before the election, so that they would not affect the election, so that the government wants to say it's all about election interference and it's all it goes right to trump and the defense wants to say it's not election interference. and trump knew nothing. >> all right. i mean, there are different cases, but one can certainly say there's a narrative...
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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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>> of david-pecker? i think they are going to do everything they can to show he is a liar, that what he is saying is not only ill- informed, but he got a nonprosecution agreement, that his hand was forced, and he's trying to cover his basis by lying. it's really the only move they have. poke holes in the case, one witness at a time, and that's what they will be doing with david-pecker starting tomorrow or the day after. >> we shall see. i mean listen, we may know this story quite well, at least the broad contours of it, but when it comes to the trial, there is so much to dig in. jeremy, duncan, thank you. i think we have less of you in for one more block. so please stay right there. >>> coming up, congress, aid to ukraine, but don't ask anyone in the republican party if this means the debate is settled. >>> as we await a judge order on a gag ruling, maybe trump wants to go to prison, they suggest. more on that, next. millions of children are fighting to survive due to inequality, conflict, poverty and th
>> of david-pecker? i think they are going to do everything they can to show he is a liar, that what he is saying is not only ill- informed, but he got a nonprosecution agreement, that his hand was forced, and he's trying to cover his basis by lying. it's really the only move they have. poke holes in the case, one witness at a time, and that's what they will be doing with david-pecker starting tomorrow or the day after. >> we shall see. i mean listen, we may know this story quite...
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without david peckere, there is no case. he is the con dude between donald trump and the national inquirer. this whole scheme rises and falls through michael cohen to donald trump and he is at the center of it and in a way, his testimony is almost blaise. we were doing this and that. but he was, the national enquirer was an arm of the trump campaign and that comes out clearly in the testimony. this doorman had an nda. david is the first witness. the most important witness. what questions do you have for him, given how thorough. it is also fairly sensational. he is so matter of fact. what would your sort of strategies be if you are trump's defense? >> a large part of this is he had immunity. what are you going to do? you are going to lie. is really the hub here and everything is spoke off of him. he is so critical to the case. i don't know if he is the center of the case. the principle of what he is saying is accurate. without him, cohen doesn't have the credibility. he needs he is so critical. i think you are starting with t
without david peckere, there is no case. he is the con dude between donald trump and the national inquirer. this whole scheme rises and falls through michael cohen to donald trump and he is at the center of it and in a way, his testimony is almost blaise. we were doing this and that. but he was, the national enquirer was an arm of the trump campaign and that comes out clearly in the testimony. this doorman had an nda. david is the first witness. the most important witness. what questions do you...
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>> of david pecker? >> yeah. >> i think they're going to do everything they can to showhe hs a liar, what he's saying is not only ill-informed but he's doing it because he got a non pros cushion agreement. theno u.s. attorney's office ha forced a his hand, forced him there today, and he's trying to cover his bases by lying. poke holes in the case one witness at a time, and that's what they're going to be doing with david pecker probably starting tomorrow or the day after. >> well, we shall see. listen, we may know this story quite nowell, at least the broa contours of atit, but when it comes down to the actual trial, there is so much to dig into. thank you so much for your time tonight. duncan, i think we have lassoed you inav for one more block, so please stay right there. coming up at long last congress votes to send aid toon ukraine. but don't ask anyone in the republican party if this means the debate is settled. and coming up as we await judge merchan's ruling on the gag order prosecutors are sugges
>> of david pecker? >> yeah. >> i think they're going to do everything they can to showhe hs a liar, what he's saying is not only ill-informed but he's doing it because he got a non pros cushion agreement. theno u.s. attorney's office ha forced a his hand, forced him there today, and he's trying to cover his bases by lying. poke holes in the case one witness at a time, and that's what they're going to be doing with david pecker probably starting tomorrow or the day after....
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that is what is exactly the same with david pecker and the inquirer. this is about a financial relationship. they believe they have a fiduciary , they believe this is the responsibility they have to the shareholders, to keep the pro-trump propaganda going, to keep the viewers watching and then you will see on the air on fox when they interview voters, the voters are saying the exact same things jesse watters is saying. >> it is a feedback loop . from a legal perspective, this seems like terra incognito, to some degree. i was struck by last week when the jurors, multiple jurors were saying i am worried about my safety. judge juan merchan set i'm directing the press apply common sense and refrain from writing about anything that has to do, for example, with physical descriptions of the jurors. that is not necessary, it serves no purpose. he is asking the press and that included the mainstream press, frankly, is his ability to circumscribe the amount of information put out there as it concerns the press reduced to just request or is there anything legally
that is what is exactly the same with david pecker and the inquirer. this is about a financial relationship. they believe they have a fiduciary , they believe this is the responsibility they have to the shareholders, to keep the pro-trump propaganda going, to keep the viewers watching and then you will see on the air on fox when they interview voters, the voters are saying the exact same things jesse watters is saying. >> it is a feedback loop . from a legal perspective, this seems like...
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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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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...
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testimony now continuing with david pecker and expected to be back on tuesday followed by the former "playboy" playmate who claims she had a ten month affair with the former president and that she received $150,000 as part of that cash and kill scheme from the "national enquirer" to keep the alleged affair quiet so voters would not find out about it, back to you. >> sandra: we will wait and see if we hear from the former president shortly. we will watch for that, eric shawn, thank you. john? >> john: also watching the walkout unfolding on nyu's campus carried at what point of the federal government step in if at all? we will ask republican arkansas senator tom cotton that question coming up next. >> sandra: plus outrage at the southern border after a judge just ruled on a case against migrants accused of writing. dana marie mcnichol is live in el paso. >> dana: send her come we'll have why the judge decided to drop all of the charges against the migrants whoho rush the borr el paso comingcar up. va cash out loan at lower mortgage rates to pay off those high rate car loans. i brought
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we start this afternoon in lower manhattan were former "national enquirer" david -- publisher david pecker was back on the stand today in donald trump's criminal trial record detailed with the former president in years. >> sandra: outside of the u.s. supreme court what came from today's testimony? >> sandra court wrapped up in the past minutes we will keep an eye out for president trump to see if he speaks but one of the most notable moment so far today is prosecutor joshua steinbach identifying the so-called "other crime" president trump is told was committing and identify the law that reads "conspiracy to promote or prevent election any turtle or more persons who conspired to prevent the election of someone by unlawful means in which conspiracy is acted upon by one or more of the parties thereto shall be guilty of a misdemeanor" it's worth pointing out, sandra, that these records that former president trump is accused of falsifying were internal business records area rather than external records and the d.a.'s office argued he did that to promote a conspiracy to when the white house as y
we start this afternoon in lower manhattan were former "national enquirer" david -- publisher david pecker was back on the stand today in donald trump's criminal trial record detailed with the former president in years. >> sandra: outside of the u.s. supreme court what came from today's testimony? >> sandra court wrapped up in the past minutes we will keep an eye out for president trump to see if he speaks but one of the most notable moment so far today is prosecutor...
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david pecker doesn't even know. and his "effexor" and we don't know how much of what he was saying was pecker was b.s. and not rub it on and what donald trump wanted. i think when cohan takes the stand and is cross-examined i think you will see in this it will be at the end of the day michael cohen's word to others versus the former president's. >> john: we have a couple of producers in the courtroom today funneling notes to us so i thought it would be worthwhile hearing one of the latest notes about david pecker's testimony because it's very interesting about a meeting he had with trump at trump tower. the email reads as follows pecker heard a call that trump went for a meeting at trump tower. he'd never seen security like that in his life. jared kushner tapped him on the shoulder and took him upstairs to the 24th floor and walked to trump's office and this time trump was president-elect in 17. pecker entered a waiting room and keith schiller, you are member he was there sort of the head of presidential security on
david pecker doesn't even know. and his "effexor" and we don't know how much of what he was saying was pecker was b.s. and not rub it on and what donald trump wanted. i think when cohan takes the stand and is cross-examined i think you will see in this it will be at the end of the day michael cohen's word to others versus the former president's. >> john: we have a couple of producers in the courtroom today funneling notes to us so i thought it would be worthwhile hearing one of...
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if you were to cross-examine david pecker what would you do? the state so far has said about the date about killing these stories to suppress bad things about trump because i thought it might affect the campaign. what do you do if you come out on cross? >> i don't think you don't have to deny under these facts, there is no crimes here. some of what he said help to. i'm a criminal defense attorney. if you want to hit a witness you don't want to hit every witness aggressively. pecker has some stuff here that seems to help trump. at one point he suggested that trump did not have any knowledge of the arrangement to reimburse cohen. and various other points he suggested that this was all very fluid. that cohen was making these deals. there is uncertainty as to who would hold the rights, who would get payment and when. all of it seems to come down to michael cohen. sort of doing this on the fly. i also believe the jury will have this weird moment where you have michael cohen saying i think you should put my former client in jail for following my advi
if you were to cross-examine david pecker what would you do? the state so far has said about the date about killing these stories to suppress bad things about trump because i thought it might affect the campaign. what do you do if you come out on cross? >> i don't think you don't have to deny under these facts, there is no crimes here. some of what he said help to. i'm a criminal defense attorney. if you want to hit a witness you don't want to hit every witness aggressively. pecker has...
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pecker's testimony in one of the things is that david pecker had previously told the fbi that donald trump never thanked him for any of the good stories, killing the karen mcdougal story and the dormant story but yesterday on the stand david said he had. these are some of the inconsistencies he pointed out to say maybe he is not as credible as the state would like him to be. >> sandra: all right, carrie, outside the courthouse for us as we expect this will resume shortly we are keeping an eye on that and will get back to that. by the way, john, big guest joining us live. she is a spokesperson for the trump legal team and she has said on the record in recent days during this trial that she is doubtful the court and the jury are going to do the right thing in this trial. she will join us with her thoughts on the latest developments, john. >> john: and with the legal eagles yesterday all the prosecution has to do is convince the jury that something bad happened here. even if there was no underlying crime. it would be good to be talking to alina coming up and as college campuses coming u
pecker's testimony in one of the things is that david pecker had previously told the fbi that donald trump never thanked him for any of the good stories, killing the karen mcdougal story and the dormant story but yesterday on the stand david said he had. these are some of the inconsistencies he pointed out to say maybe he is not as credible as the state would like him to be. >> sandra: all right, carrie, outside the courthouse for us as we expect this will resume shortly we are keeping an...
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the prosecution will resume its redirect a former "national enquirer" publisher david pecker welcome to our two of america reports i am sandra smith in new york. >> john: i am don roberts in washington with court testimony resuming. the former president's legal team wrapped up with pecker earlier today he tried to poke holes in the testimony by pointing out some contradictions and inconsistencies. we have heard from trump once today before the court began, listen to this. >> we are doing very well in this ring to trial and everybody knows it. i think yesterday went very well. in the courthouse, it should be over. the case is over. you heard what was said, the case should be over. but you will have to make that determination and i think this judge will never allow the case to be held in. >> sandra: reaction to that in a moment. they will be here all our to help digest the news coming in from the courthouse. our own lower income will be joining us. that is just moments away. >> john: nate foy outside the supreme court would we expect when they get underway in a few minutes? >> john, th
the prosecution will resume its redirect a former "national enquirer" publisher david pecker welcome to our two of america reports i am sandra smith in new york. >> john: i am don roberts in washington with court testimony resuming. the former president's legal team wrapped up with pecker earlier today he tried to poke holes in the testimony by pointing out some contradictions and inconsistencies. we have heard from trump once today before the court began, listen to this....
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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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their first witness called to the stand was david pecker, the former publisher of the national enquirer. pecker has acknowledged by negative stories about trump only to bury them, a practice known as catch and kill. on the stand, pecker was blunt, saying, we used checkbook journalism. we paid for stories. pecker made a deal with prosecutors to avoid charges himself. he'll be back on the stand today. >> allison thanks, sam. the man accused of breaking into the official residence of los angeles mayor karen bass was reportedly able to get onto the second floor before being arrested. the la times reports. the mayor and her family hid in a safe room after the man smashed a window. the suspect, previously served prison time for assault in massachusetts. it's unclear if the break in was targeted. >> the nation's largest health insurer is trying to limit the damage from a major cyber attack. unitedhealth group now says a substantial portion of patient data was stolen from its systems in february, including personal and health information. the company says the hack came despite paying a ransom.
their first witness called to the stand was david pecker, the former publisher of the national enquirer. pecker has acknowledged by negative stories about trump only to bury them, a practice known as catch and kill. on the stand, pecker was blunt, saying, we used checkbook journalism. we paid for stories. pecker made a deal with prosecutors to avoid charges himself. he'll be back on the stand today. >> allison thanks, sam. the man accused of breaking into the official residence of los...
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. >> meanwhile, as testimony resumed in court, national enquirer publisher david pecker laid out the so-called catch and kill agreement he made during the 2016 presidential campaign. pecker testifying, he met with michael cohen and trump and pledged to run flattering stories about trump and hit jobs on trump's opponents, including a false story claiming senator ted cruz's father was involved in the jfk assassination, which trump referenced on the campaign trail. >> what was he doing with lee harvey oswald shortly before the death, before the shooting? it's horrible. >> pecker also offered to be the campaign's eyes and ears to alert cohen if he caught wind of any potentially damaging stories, pecker saying he told trump he tried to kill those stories so they'd never see the light of day. when he learned a former playboy model, karen mcdougal, was trying to sell her story about an affair with trump, which trump denies. pecker's company bought the rights to the story for $150,000. but to protect trump, pecker says he never published the story. pecker's due back on the stand when the tri
. >> meanwhile, as testimony resumed in court, national enquirer publisher david pecker laid out the so-called catch and kill agreement he made during the 2016 presidential campaign. pecker testifying, he met with michael cohen and trump and pledged to run flattering stories about trump and hit jobs on trump's opponents, including a false story claiming senator ted cruz's father was involved in the jfk assassination, which trump referenced on the campaign trail. >> what was he doing...
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pecker was back on the stand detailing how the magazine bought the story of former playboy model karen mcdougal's alleged sexual relationship with trump before the 2016 election and quashed it a tactic known as catch and kill. >> pecker described a thank you dinner at the white house and a meeting at trump tower, where trump said, i want to thank you for handling the mcdougal situation, then asking, how's our girl? pecker says he replied , she's quiet. things are going fine. pecker also testified that trump's lawyer, michael cohen, informed him before the election that star stormy daniels was shopping her story about an alleged affair, but in this case, pecker says he refused to buy it. ultimately, cohen himself paid daniels $130,000 to keep quiet, and prosecutors claim trump paid cohen back falsely labeling it as legal expenses. trump has pleaded not guilty on the stand. yesterday, pecker also testified about other stories. he claimed the magazine purchased about other celebrities, including allegedly , arnold schwarzenegger and tiger woods. no comment from either of those men this mo
pecker was back on the stand detailing how the magazine bought the story of former playboy model karen mcdougal's alleged sexual relationship with trump before the 2016 election and quashed it a tactic known as catch and kill. >> pecker described a thank you dinner at the white house and a meeting at trump tower, where trump said, i want to thank you for handling the mcdougal situation, then asking, how's our girl? pecker says he replied , she's quiet. things are going fine. pecker also...
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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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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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that from david pecker, the publisher of the "national enquirer" who will testify about the so-called catch and kill scheme in order to hide information damaging to the former president. then witness number two later this week, mcdougal, the former playboy playmate who claims she had a ten month affair with the president and paid for her silence by the "national enquirer" so voters would not find out about it during the 2016 presidential race. bret, back to you. >> bret: we don't have specific timing how long this will take to get this ruling, whatever it is this morning. >> no, we don't know if the judge will immediately rule on the bench or if he will take it under consideration. he will hear the arguments from both sides, prosecutors citing ten of those truth social posts and comments by the president saying he violated the gag order and should be punished for that. >> bret: eric, thanks. >> dana: we're waiting for president biden to hit the campaign trail today and he could get questions about the anti-israel protests on college campuses. we'll monitor that. plus there is this. >>
that from david pecker, the publisher of the "national enquirer" who will testify about the so-called catch and kill scheme in order to hide information damaging to the former president. then witness number two later this week, mcdougal, the former playboy playmate who claims she had a ten month affair with the president and paid for her silence by the "national enquirer" so voters would not find out about it during the 2016 presidential race. bret, back to you. >>...