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she also had contact information for karen mcdougal, the former "playboy" model who had an affair with trump. she typed in two addresses, a cell phone number and e-mail address. 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 bante
she also had contact information for karen mcdougal, the former "playboy" model who had an affair with trump. she typed in two addresses, a cell phone number and e-mail address. 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...
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trump wanted to talk about karen mcdougal. how's our girl doing? i want to thank you for handling the mcdougal situation. months later mcdougal appeared on television. pecker said trump called him to complain. i thought you had and we had an agreement with karen mcdougal that she can't give interviews. pecker said top white house aides hope hicks and sara huckabee sanders called in, too. both said it was a good idea for the enquirer to extend mcdougal's contract. defense portrayed these kinds of arrangements as routines, standard operating procedure for a tabloid. under cross-examination pecker testified he paid to spike a story about rom emanual during his run for mayor of chicago and strong armed tiger woods into appearing in one of his fitness magazines by using an unflattering story as leverage. >> it was breath taking. amazing testimony. >> reporter: the defense argues trump wanted to bury stories to protect his family but pecker testified otherwise. once trump started running for president did he ever say anything that indicated that he was c
trump wanted to talk about karen mcdougal. how's our girl doing? i want to thank you for handling the mcdougal situation. months later mcdougal appeared on television. pecker said trump called him to complain. i thought you had and we had an agreement with karen mcdougal that she can't give interviews. pecker said top white house aides hope hicks and sara huckabee sanders called in, too. both said it was a good idea for the enquirer to extend mcdougal's contract. defense portrayed these kinds...
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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 morning, andrew. >> all right, jay, thank you. fire engulfed this historic wharf outside of san diego. smok
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...
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months later, trump invited pecker to the white house and asked again, "how's karen doing?" pecker recalled responding, "she's doing well. she's quiet." and he described a phone call where top white house officials hope hicks and sarah huckabee sanders encouraged him to keep paying mcdougal. >> mr. trump, do you still like pecker? >> reporter: and then there was stormy daniels, the porn star at the heart of this case. trump charged with falsifying business records to conceal a hush money payment so voters wouldn't learn of their alleged affair. in the final weeks of the campaign, pecker said he told trump's fixer michael cohen 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 porn star.
months later, trump invited pecker to the white house and asked again, "how's karen doing?" pecker recalled responding, "she's doing well. she's quiet." and he described a phone call where top white house officials hope hicks and sarah huckabee sanders encouraged him to keep paying mcdougal. >> mr. trump, do you still like pecker? >> reporter: and then there was stormy daniels, the porn star at the heart of this case. trump charged with falsifying business...
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mcdougal, who clayed to have a year-long relationship with trump. aaron katersky at the courthouse. >>> the stunning decision involving disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein. new york's appellate court overturning his rape conviction. the case that launched the me too movement, now likely headed for a retrial. >>> disturbing images of the police crackdown on campus protests across the u.s. officers tasing a protester at emory university. new pro-palestinian demonstrations breaking out at more schools. usc now canceling its main graduation ceremony, as protesters face a deadline to clear out at columbia. stephanie ramos standing by. >>> authorities investigating the death of a man following a confrontation with police. body camera video showing him struggling with officers after a crash. an officer seen with his knee on the man's back as he screams, "i can't breathe." >>> millions bracing for four days of severe storms from texas to iowa. tornado watches across several states at this hour. rob marciano timing it out. >>> the harrowing landing at l.a
mcdougal, who clayed to have a year-long relationship with trump. aaron katersky at the courthouse. >>> the stunning decision involving disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein. new york's appellate court overturning his rape conviction. the case that launched the me too movement, now likely headed for a retrial. >>> disturbing images of the police crackdown on campus protests across the u.s. officers tasing a protester at emory university. new pro-palestinian demonstrations...
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mcdougal $150,000 to take her story of a year long sexual relationship with trump off the market. trump denied the affair but by june 2016 pecker testified that he was serving as the eyes and ears of the trump campaign, changing the enquirer procedures. from buying stories to publish to buying stories to bury if they were damaging to trump's presidential aspirations. we're also waiting for the judge to decide whether to hold trump in contempt for violating the gag order. >> george: his lawyers will be at the supreme court making arguments about presidential immunity. terry moran is there. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, george. this is a monumental case that tests the boundaries of presidential power and the reach of the rule of law. former president trump is claiming that he cannot be prosecuted for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election because his lawyers will argue in court presidents have quote, absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for any official acts they take as president. and trump said that his efforts after the 2020 election were official. he said he
mcdougal $150,000 to take her story of a year long sexual relationship with trump off the market. trump denied the affair but by june 2016 pecker testified that he was serving as the eyes and ears of the trump campaign, changing the enquirer procedures. from buying stories to publish to buying stories to bury if they were damaging to trump's presidential aspirations. we're also waiting for the judge to decide whether to hold trump in contempt for violating the gag order. >> george: his...
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>> at the very end he said, when it came to karen mcdougal, who was a playboy model, who he's alleged to have had an affair with, where they paid $150,000. he apparently said to david pecker i don't buy stories. so that is something that certainly the defense is going to focus on to say, wait a second. didn't you say donald trump doesn't buy stories? pecker may say they ended up changing their mind. they ended up changing their minds. but from the defense perspective, they're going to try and focus on michael cohen being the decision maker here and not donald trump. >> george: we haven't heard from the judge on holding donald trump in contempt. it was a brutal hearing for his lawyers. >> it was. the question kept coming up exactly what is it that donald trump is responding to? they kept saying he's responding. to what? to what? i think in the end here, for now, he's going to get a slap on the wrist and very firm warning. >> george: no fine? >> fines, okay. i view that at this point a slap on the wrist. does he care if he gets a $1,000 fine? i don't think so. what he cares about is the
>> at the very end he said, when it came to karen mcdougal, who was a playboy model, who he's alleged to have had an affair with, where they paid $150,000. he apparently said to david pecker i don't buy stories. so that is something that certainly the defense is going to focus on to say, wait a second. didn't you say donald trump doesn't buy stories? pecker may say they ended up changing their mind. they ended up changing their minds. but from the defense perspective, they're going to try...
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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 trial resumes tomorrow, a dramatic scene on a highway in oregon. >> a one year old boy is safe after being rescued by police. they say he'd been abducted by his father, who was accused of two murders and was allegedly fleeing to mexico before dying by suicide. former school resource officer elias huizar allegedly killed his ex-wife in washington state. he was also accused of another murder, believed to be his girlfriend. he previously pleaded not guilty to a child rape charge, a bizarre sight in the nation's capital. >> this city bus was seen driving across a grassy field in the u.s. navy yard, officials say the bus was empty. they say the unusual exit was authorized because the bus was taking part in a nearby event. >> time now for your wednesday weather texas and the southern plains could
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 trial resumes tomorrow, a dramatic scene on a highway in oregon. >> a one year old boy is safe after being rescued by police. they say he'd been abducted by his father, who was accused of two...
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one of them involving a former "playboy" model karen mcdougal who claimed she had a year-long affair with trump. a claim trump denied. but her story was bought and never printed. abc's senior investigative reporter aaron katersky at the courthouse again tonight. >> reporter: today, as donald trump listened intently, the former publisher of "the national enquirer," for the first time laying out the extraordinary relationship between candidate trump and the sordid supermarket tabloid, describing what he called the confidential arrangement he made with trump and trump's former fixer, michael cohen, to protect trump during the 2016 campaign. 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
one of them involving a former "playboy" model karen mcdougal who claimed she had a year-long affair with trump. a claim trump denied. but her story was bought and never printed. abc's senior investigative reporter aaron katersky at the courthouse again tonight. >> reporter: today, as donald trump listened intently, the former publisher of "the national enquirer," for the first time laying out the extraordinary relationship between candidate trump and the sordid...
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the story of karen mcdougall, who claims to have had a year-long affair with trump, which he denies. when he learned mcdougall was trying to sell her story in june 2016, pecker said he immediately called cohen. he said he and cohen were already talking a couple times a week, but after pecker brought up mcdougall, their calls became a lot more frequent. michael was very agitated, he told the jury. it looked like he was getting a lot of pressure. he kept on calling, and each time, he seemed more anxious. pecker said he assumed trump was asking cohen, did we hear anything yet? he told trump to buy the rights to mcguy dal's story, trump's response, i don't buy stories. when you do anything like this, i always gets out. ultimately, pecker's company paid karen mcdougall $150,000 for the rights of her stories, but never published it. pecker's testimony resumes thursday. trump today complaining he's stuck in court while president biden is out on the campaign trail. >> they're keeping me in a courtroom, that's freezing, by the way, he's out campaigning and i'm here in a courtroom sitting here
the story of karen mcdougall, who claims to have had a year-long affair with trump, which he denies. when he learned mcdougall was trying to sell her story in june 2016, pecker said he immediately called cohen. he said he and cohen were already talking a couple times a week, but after pecker brought up mcdougall, their calls became a lot more frequent. michael was very agitated, he told the jury. it looked like he was getting a lot of pressure. he kept on calling, and each time, he seemed more...