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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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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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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 then 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 tabloid would do it. one target, senator ted cruz. on the witness stand, pecker admitted "the enquirer" fabricated a stor
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...
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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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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...