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but if you look at karen mcdougal's, hers is far more details. it had two addresses for him, an email address, and a cell phone. and notably, it has her first and last name. this is not a person donald trump didn't know. and rhona graff also testified, look, trump doesn't use email. we all know that. i set up his outlook contacts for him, basically, i was maintaining his electronic rolodex. these aren't my contacts. they're for him. the other thing she did is she's eminently credible. she didn't give prosecutors some of the admissions they wanted. they were trying to establish trump had a business reason to have stormy in his rolodex, in particular, he was looking at her as a plausible candidate for the celebrity apprentice. she wouldn't necessarily go there. she said yeah, i have a vague recollection based on some office chatter that she was talked about as an interesting candidate. but never did she say i heard it directly from trump. i overheard trump talking about her. rather, she saw her once in the reception area of the business offices at
but if you look at karen mcdougal's, hers is far more details. it had two addresses for him, an email address, and a cell phone. and notably, it has her first and last name. this is not a person donald trump didn't know. and rhona graff also testified, look, trump doesn't use email. we all know that. i set up his outlook contacts for him, basically, i was maintaining his electronic rolodex. these aren't my contacts. they're for him. the other thing she did is she's eminently credible. she...
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mcdougal and stormy daniels is that karen mcdougal hasn't been really out there in the news. she says they had a year long relationship that they exchanged. i love you's and i don't care who you are. that's never going to be fun to hear. no no it's humiliating. >> for sure obviously, we don't know how closely she is following this, but trump did complain on his way into court today, stephanie, about having to be there instead of being with melania trump for her birthday. here's what he said this morning i want to start by wishing my life were you happy birthday? i should be with her, but i'm the courthouse for reg try far. i'll be going there this evening absolutely. >> case finishes out with his car unconstitutional okay. >> now, you also post a two-minute video on social media for her birthday highlighting her time as first lady, and that is what really stood out to you today, stephanie, how com you know, i rolled my eyes when he did that. it was it was so beyond inappropriate, but yet so donald trump that on the way into a trial where they are talking about alleged affairs
mcdougal and stormy daniels is that karen mcdougal hasn't been really out there in the news. she says they had a year long relationship that they exchanged. i love you's and i don't care who you are. that's never going to be fun to hear. no no it's humiliating. >> for sure obviously, we don't know how closely she is following this, but trump did complain on his way into court today, stephanie, about having to be there instead of being with melania trump for her birthday. here's what he...
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she confirmed contacts were saved on the company's computer system for karen mcdougal and stormy, an apparent reference to stormy daniels. prosecutors say both women were shopping stories of sex with mr. trump ahead of the 2016 election, encounters he denies. >> are you nervous about stormy daniels' testimony? >> reporter: at the heart of the case, a $130,000 payment cohen made to daniels so she wouldn't go public and how prosecutors say that payment was disguised. but graff shed no light on that. graff testified even though she no longer works for the trump organization, the company is paying her legal bills. the jury also hearing from gary farro, who helped facilitate the payment from cohen to daniels, but the day began with them trying to undercut the testimony of david pecker, former publisher of "the national enquirer" and key witness for prosecutors testifying at length about how he helped silence people who could have hurt mr. trump's election chances. mr. trump's lawyer sought to raise questions about pecker's memory and motives on cross-examination. pecker defiant at one poi
she confirmed contacts were saved on the company's computer system for karen mcdougal and stormy, an apparent reference to stormy daniels. prosecutors say both women were shopping stories of sex with mr. trump ahead of the 2016 election, encounters he denies. >> are you nervous about stormy daniels' testimony? >> reporter: at the heart of the case, a $130,000 payment cohen made to daniels so she wouldn't go public and how prosecutors say that payment was disguised. but graff shed no...
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what she told the jury about stormy daniels and karen mcdougal. two women who claim to have had affairs with the former president. ,. the former president. >>> the major shift for president biden now saying he's happy to debate donald trump. how mr. trump is responding. >>> the massive inferno. a train carrying gasoline and propane derailing in new mexico. >>> the new crackdown as pro-palestinian demonstrations spread on campuses, and after usc canceled its main commencement, will others follow? >>> our nbc news investigation, our crews in gaza documenting several deadly strikes in zones where israel told displaced civilians they'd be safe. >>> the promising news in king charles' battle with cancer and when he plans to return to his royal duties. >>> and after falling on hard times, the town that was saved by beer. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, and welcome. we are tracking a damaging tornado outbreak, that rampage across the center of the country. texas, oklahoma, nebraska among the states in the line
what she told the jury about stormy daniels and karen mcdougal. two women who claim to have had affairs with the former president. ,. the former president. >>> the major shift for president biden now saying he's happy to debate donald trump. how mr. trump is responding. >>> the massive inferno. a train carrying gasoline and propane derailing in new mexico. >>> the new crackdown as pro-palestinian demonstrations spread on campuses, and after usc canceled its main...
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mcdougal and stormy daniels into donald trump�*s company contacts, and that she vaguely recalled seeing stormy daniels in trump tower ahead of the 2016 election. but she admitted on the stand that she did not want to be here in court. testifying that she respected donald trump, and he even stood up and tried to give her a brief hello on her way out. well, things were very different with the former national enquirer publisher david pecker. the defence tried to discredit him even though he was a reliable witness who said he didn�*t hold any grudges against donald trump or have any ill will against him. they tried to get him to say that the whole alleged catch and kill scheme, which prosecutors had said is a criminal conspiracy to influence the election — well, the defence tried to paint it as a business decision, kind of standard operating procedure for a tabloid. but david pecker said he had been truthful on the stand. he reiterated that he did that scheme alongside donald trump and michael cohen, allegedly, to help the campaign. egyptian mediators are in israel tonight, in a new att
mcdougal and stormy daniels into donald trump�*s company contacts, and that she vaguely recalled seeing stormy daniels in trump tower ahead of the 2016 election. but she admitted on the stand that she did not want to be here in court. testifying that she respected donald trump, and he even stood up and tried to give her a brief hello on her way out. well, things were very different with the former national enquirer publisher david pecker. the defence tried to discredit him even though he was...
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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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one those involved former "playboy" model karen mcdougal who allegedly had a ten month affair with trump, which trump denied. >> after we had been intimate, he tried to pay me. and i actually didn't know how to take that. >> reporter: the defense argued that mcdougal's $150,000 deal with a mri, which previously owned the "national enquirer," was legitimate. she was paid and featured broadly throughout the publications. but under questioning from prosecutors, pecker said that was meant to disguise the actual purpose, which was to acquire her lifetime rights to her story so it is not published. pecker also acknowledged hiring an election law attorney to review mcdougal's contract. >> the best moment for the prosecution is david pecker saying that he sought legal advice on behalf of his company. that if he continued to do this kind of payment, that it was going to be a campaign violation. that is absolute gold for the prosecution. >> margaret: and robert costa joins us now. bob, it's hard to believe that it is news, it used to be expected, that two candidates trying to persuade voters would
one those involved former "playboy" model karen mcdougal who allegedly had a ten month affair with trump, which trump denied. >> after we had been intimate, he tried to pay me. and i actually didn't know how to take that. >> reporter: the defense argued that mcdougal's $150,000 deal with a mri, which previously owned the "national enquirer," was legitimate. she was paid and featured broadly throughout the publications. but under questioning from prosecutors,...
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he was paying money for the karen mcdougal scheme but at some point they said, you we're done being the bank. we are no longer sort of your bank for paying off these people in the caching kill& that explains why it is that michael cohen had to take out this home equity loan that we were hearing about just as the testimony was ending today and explain that difference. now, there's why it is that the national enquirer wasn't paying for this third and final scheme with respect to stormy daniels, but it had to be paid for by michael cohen. so i think that is a very important new detail that we heard that helped flesh out the scheme that we, the basics of which we knew about your book breaks down the very colorful cast of characters in this specific case, but not necessarily trump's assisted rhona graff and michael cohen's banker, gary farro. these lower profile voices set up the record keeping in the accounting that are clearly crucial to this overall case. but how to prosecutors make those rather dry details that we were hearing? very compelling for the jury not every witness in a trial is
he was paying money for the karen mcdougal scheme but at some point they said, you we're done being the bank. we are no longer sort of your bank for paying off these people in the caching kill& that explains why it is that michael cohen had to take out this home equity loan that we were hearing about just as the testimony was ending today and explain that difference. now, there's why it is that the national enquirer wasn't paying for this third and final scheme with respect to stormy...
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after they left, trump asked about the karen mcdougal situation and thanked him for it. comey spoke out about all this. take a listen. >> i was alone with the president of the united states. or the president-elect, soon to be president. i was honestly concerned he might lie about the nature of our meeting so i thought it really important to document. >> he did document that meeting. it was one of the many things he told congress and later investigators about. what we're learning here and what's so striking because you never know what you're going to learn at trial, nobody knew comey would come back up, is how in that one meeting there were allegedly at least two different violations, one federal that comey was talking about and then the reason it got brought up here, because the then president elect was also talking up his tabloid deal that's now at the center of a trial over whether or not he broke campaign finance laws. you can see on the screen other people in the room. so a lot that we're learning and this is just the first week of testimony. we'll be right back. to
after they left, trump asked about the karen mcdougal situation and thanked him for it. comey spoke out about all this. take a listen. >> i was alone with the president of the united states. or the president-elect, soon to be president. i was honestly concerned he might lie about the nature of our meeting so i thought it really important to document. >> he did document that meeting. it was one of the many things he told congress and later investigators about. what we're learning...
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under prosecution questioning she said she did and put the former playboy model karen mcdougal and stormy daniels contacts into donald trump's contacts at trump tower and vaguely recalls seeing stormy daniels there in the lead up to the 2016 election. rhona graff says she has respect for donald trump. as she left, you could see him try to get up and briefly say hello to her. things were very different when the defense got a chance to finally cross-examine the former publisher of the national inquirer david pecker. they tried to get him to poke holes the prosecution narrative saying essentially the catch and kill scheme was good business for pecker and he cooperated with prosecutors because he was in the middle of a media acquisition deal and did not want that to be impacted. pecker hit back. he said he had been truthful the entire time and understood the catch and kill scheme to be in service of donald trump's campaign. the defense struggled to put a hole in the prosecution narrative. >> briefly, what will you be watching in a week to come? >> after president biden said he would be happy
under prosecution questioning she said she did and put the former playboy model karen mcdougal and stormy daniels contacts into donald trump's contacts at trump tower and vaguely recalls seeing stormy daniels there in the lead up to the 2016 election. rhona graff says she has respect for donald trump. as she left, you could see him try to get up and briefly say hello to her. things were very different when the defense got a chance to finally cross-examine the former publisher of the national...
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mcdougal google's silence being bought for $150,000. that would have been and i forget if i don't know if it was the prosecution or mr. packer, but tabloid gold was the term that was used because people who read the national enquirer would have bought a lot of copies of it to read the story about donald j. trump, and 1998 play of the year pecker was the first witness on the stand for four days what do you know having researched this so much for your book and for the article about karen mcdougal, what do you know about david pecker and his relationship with donald trump that the jury did not here well, one thing is that it was a wider, deeper relationship than is being admitted into this case. there was a safe that contained a lot of materials about trump those materials moved locations several times over the course of disk becoming an electoral issue. there was a list that i was shown by a senior ami source of trump's stories, not all of them terribly consequential. some of them were his feud with rosie o'donnell, but some of them were
mcdougal google's silence being bought for $150,000. that would have been and i forget if i don't know if it was the prosecution or mr. packer, but tabloid gold was the term that was used because people who read the national enquirer would have bought a lot of copies of it to read the story about donald j. trump, and 1998 play of the year pecker was the first witness on the stand for four days what do you know having researched this so much for your book and for the article about karen...
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who it a love affair with karen mcdougal. it wasn't michael cohen. >> al this last witness is because they know they are going to try to say it was michael cohen who did this personally. >> he department benefit at all. i'm trying to pick up on the common sense thing. >> let me just say a cohen point right now, both sides the defense has take a call of calling him cohen instead of the first name and trying to dirty him up in a sort of opportunity toir way. even the prosecution has put in a few things about he's a challenging kind of client for that bank guy. pecker thinks he exaggerates. so the jury, i'm sure, is very curious to see this guy. and i think the da's main task, they have laid the tracks well, but they know that cohen is coming. their main task is between hicks, between pecker, and then the paperwork is to corroborate every single hole so at the end of the day, they can get up and say, look, michael cohen, first of all, you can believe him for these reasons, but even if you don't, every single piece. but i bet bac
who it a love affair with karen mcdougal. it wasn't michael cohen. >> al this last witness is because they know they are going to try to say it was michael cohen who did this personally. >> he department benefit at all. i'm trying to pick up on the common sense thing. >> let me just say a cohen point right now, both sides the defense has take a call of calling him cohen instead of the first name and trying to dirty him up in a sort of opportunity toir way. even the prosecution...
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deal and just to remind folks, the karen mcdougal deal, this was a playboy playmate who alleged having a ten to 11 month relationship with donald trump. she had a story and what happened was that the tabloid magnate david pecker in ami, his company hired her. i gave her $150,000 to write a column for a different magazine in their end-to-end prior, i think it was health or health and fitness or something like that. she never wrote anything. she was paid $150,000 but they had apparently david pecker had an election attorney look at this. this deal was going on. >> i think right before the 2016 election as well. yeah. well, it the implication would be that there was no actual election law violation as a result of these types of deals. right. so he has a lawyer ticket over. apparently the lawyer blessed it. right. and the deal with stormy daniels is strictly shuffle actually very, very similar, right? so that's sort of the implication. i don't think it actually is that potent of an observation. i don't i doubt we're going to hear from that lawyer in the course of this trial, which would be
deal and just to remind folks, the karen mcdougal deal, this was a playboy playmate who alleged having a ten to 11 month relationship with donald trump. she had a story and what happened was that the tabloid magnate david pecker in ami, his company hired her. i gave her $150,000 to write a column for a different magazine in their end-to-end prior, i think it was health or health and fitness or something like that. she never wrote anything. she was paid $150,000 but they had apparently david...
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mcdougall story that he does believe that he violated federal election law so we had three different witnesses take the stand so far today right now we are going over the history of this banker gary pharaoh from first public bank they're asking about his dealings with michael cohen we will keep you updated minute buy minute and we send it back to you. >> we know you will thank you and we expect to see the former president shortly we are watching for that so what are the big takeaways from today's test money with us now the former assistant u.s. attorney and fox news contributor and mccarthy and former deputy assistant andy dupree thank you so much for joining us we do await the departure of the former president possibly any moment now but we have yet to see on this particular day it be adjourned so anti- to you first you have been watching every minute of this what has struck you so far today? >> the last part of the report we just heard i think is the most important part which is that the judge is obviously allowing the state to argue or to introduce evidence of the state of mind of
mcdougall story that he does believe that he violated federal election law so we had three different witnesses take the stand so far today right now we are going over the history of this banker gary pharaoh from first public bank they're asking about his dealings with michael cohen we will keep you updated minute buy minute and we send it back to you. >> we know you will thank you and we expect to see the former president shortly we are watching for that so what are the big takeaways from...
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mcdougal, otra sobre un falso hijo fuera del matrimonio y la ya conocida de su relacion con el actriz porno stormy daniels. >> lo que sigue dando noticias tambien son las protestas y los arrestos en varias universidades de estados unidos de manifestantes que se oponen a la guerra en gaza. >> cada vez son mas los campus que se suman a estas co concentraciones. >> karla amezola tiene lo u ultimo. >> buenas tardes, carla. >> la tension continua en estos campos universitarios asi es octavio en solo cuestion de dias las tensiones han aumentado en los campos universitarios alrededor del pais. >> las protestas por gaza continuan y se han extendido por alrededor de 20 estados. >> nosotros estamos donde inicio todo aqui en la universidad de columbia, donde podras ver que tienen aqui todo cercado porque continuan las negociaciones adentro de funcionarios del c campus para que estudiantes desmonten el campamento y tienen hasta hoy para hacerlo, pero han dicho que no lo haran hasta que la universidad escuche sus demandas. >> dentro del clima, me parece que lo mas importante es, obviamente, que to
mcdougal, otra sobre un falso hijo fuera del matrimonio y la ya conocida de su relacion con el actriz porno stormy daniels. >> lo que sigue dando noticias tambien son las protestas y los arrestos en varias universidades de estados unidos de manifestantes que se oponen a la guerra en gaza. >> cada vez son mas los campus que se suman a estas co concentraciones. >> karla amezola tiene lo u ultimo. >> buenas tardes, carla. >> la tension continua en estos campos...
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mcdougall and stormy daniels the karen mcdougall information includes addresses old addresses phone numbers the stormy daniels contact that former president trump had was just her phone number so all of this is unfolding just now and prior to that david packer on the stand where lawyers for president trump had it one more opportunity to ask him any questions they asked him about a conciliation agreement between american media and the federal election commission the he said he did not thank you was doing anything wrong in 2016 but he did say earlier today that he thinks he violated federal election law in his handling of the karen mcdougall story packer also asked if he thinks trump cares about his family and pecker said yes which is notable because remember yesterday he said he never spoke to trump about his family in handling the stories and that he believed the motivation was campaign related prior to that line of questioning the da office at another opportunity to question him, joshua stein glass and pecker said no, he has told the truth to the best of his ability he went through
mcdougall and stormy daniels the karen mcdougall information includes addresses old addresses phone numbers the stormy daniels contact that former president trump had was just her phone number so all of this is unfolding just now and prior to that david packer on the stand where lawyers for president trump had it one more opportunity to ask him any questions they asked him about a conciliation agreement between american media and the federal election commission the he said he did not thank you...
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and karen mcdougal. she said she put in to the trump computer system list, the contact name of stormy , not just not daniels, but just the simple first name of stormy. and she also said she input the name of mcdougal, karen mcdougal. but with karen mcdougal, it was the address as well as the cell phone number. all of this is important because the prosecution is going to try and establish who was going in and out of that office, and this is a woman who can say she knew who was going in and out because she took the names, if you will. so, rehema, david pecker also wrapped up his testimony today. what was the big takeaway from that? i think the big takeaway was, was when they were trying to say on cross-examination that it was not that big a deal, that, that david pecker would do catch and kill. and some stories he would allow to be published, others they would kill, and that there was hundreds and thousands of these kind of stories that were going on on redirect the prosecution was very intent on asking th
and karen mcdougal. she said she put in to the trump computer system list, the contact name of stormy , not just not daniels, but just the simple first name of stormy. and she also said she input the name of mcdougal, karen mcdougal. but with karen mcdougal, it was the address as well as the cell phone number. all of this is important because the prosecution is going to try and establish who was going in and out of that office, and this is a woman who can say she knew who was going in and out...
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karen mcdougal not only physical addresses but also phone numbers, and then a cell phone number for, quote, stormy. and this is the most significant here is that she said that she had, quote, vague recollection that stormy daniels who she knew was an adult film star, she has a, quote, vague recollection about her appearing at one point before the 2016 elections inside of the trump tower offices. what exactly does that mean? it is not clear. but she is currently answering questions here from the prosecution she is also confirming contacts that she was the assistant to donald trump, somebody who just almost always with him at trump tower was able to confirm the records that she was keeping on his behalf as well as documents. already they are having her verify e-mails between her and the executive assistant in 2017 to donald trump at the white house helping her essentially transition with somebody to serving in the formal capacity inside the white house. this is notable that she is confirming that she did keep documents and phone numbers as well as an address for karen mcdougal and phon
karen mcdougal not only physical addresses but also phone numbers, and then a cell phone number for, quote, stormy. and this is the most significant here is that she said that she had, quote, vague recollection that stormy daniels who she knew was an adult film star, she has a, quote, vague recollection about her appearing at one point before the 2016 elections inside of the trump tower offices. what exactly does that mean? it is not clear. but she is currently answering questions here from the...
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pecker testified the enquirer bought the rights to karen mcdougal's story, but never published her allegations, a tactic known as catch and kill. pecker told the jury, quote, we didn't want the story to embarrass mr. trump or embarrass or hurt the campaign. >> today was a breathtaking in this room. you saw what went on. it was breathtaking. and amazing testimony. this is a trial that should have never happened. this is a case that should have never been filed. and it was really an incredible. >> prosecutors are making the case. the catch and kill scheme amounted to election interference. >> the question is, are people who are committed to voting because the real for the rest of us, the question is, are the people who are committed to voting for donald trump again for the third time? are they affected by any of this today? >> trump's legal team will have the opportunity to cross-examine pecker, mather, rivera, ktvu, fox two news. >> all right, it's friday. some people are going to be having the weekend off, and they want to know what the weather is going to be like. so rosemary oroczo is here t
pecker testified the enquirer bought the rights to karen mcdougal's story, but never published her allegations, a tactic known as catch and kill. pecker told the jury, quote, we didn't want the story to embarrass mr. trump or embarrass or hurt the campaign. >> today was a breathtaking in this room. you saw what went on. it was breathtaking. and amazing testimony. this is a trial that should have never happened. this is a case that should have never been filed. and it was really an...
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there is a chance that karen mcdougal could take the stand here. so you have been watching all of this, katie, what are your thoughts? at this point. to go i am of course always looking at the political side of all of this. there was an interesting poll that came out yesterday saying even if trump were convicted in the specific case, 62% of people say it would not affect their vote. 15% of people say that it would encourage them to vote for him if he were to be convicted. than about 20% of people that say invite and encourage them not to vote for him. so while we are all watching this the american people are paying attention to this very specific case. a lot of people have argued that president trump is going to be able on the campaign trail as he has to say i am a victim of this but i think the broader argument as he could say democrats are using the justice system to go after their political opponents by all of the analysis we have heard by our excellent legal analyst so far in this case, they don't yet have evidence trump knew about these paymen
there is a chance that karen mcdougal could take the stand here. so you have been watching all of this, katie, what are your thoughts? at this point. to go i am of course always looking at the political side of all of this. there was an interesting poll that came out yesterday saying even if trump were convicted in the specific case, 62% of people say it would not affect their vote. 15% of people say that it would encourage them to vote for him if he were to be convicted. than about 20% of...
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but the prosecution got the last word before lunch, getting pecker to admit that karen mcdougal's story would have been "national enquirer" gold, and his decision not to run it was purely to help donald trump. joining me now, nbc's vaughn hillyard outside the courthouse, former federal prosecutor paul butler is back with me. former assistant new york attorney general tristan snell is in studio, and jeremy soland, criminal defense attorney and former manhattan prosecutor. i'm going to start with you because you're a defense attorney and you're new to this table. it's a challenge, right, no matter how many times the defense keeps going back and back and back to david pecker, trying to show this wasn't about the campaign, which is what you did, this is standard operating procedure, they said that over and over and over again yesterday. let me give you one of the later pieces of back and forth, and this is steinglass trying to, again, disprove that bove had just done, the defense attorney. how many, meaning of these stories, did you coordinate with a presidential candidate for the benefit o
but the prosecution got the last word before lunch, getting pecker to admit that karen mcdougal's story would have been "national enquirer" gold, and his decision not to run it was purely to help donald trump. joining me now, nbc's vaughn hillyard outside the courthouse, former federal prosecutor paul butler is back with me. former assistant new york attorney general tristan snell is in studio, and jeremy soland, criminal defense attorney and former manhattan prosecutor. i'm going to...
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but on the stand he revealed the president did not want to buy karen mcdougal's story telling him not to purchase it saying such scandalous stories always get out anyway and pecker said he never dealt with president trump on it directly but with his lawyer, michael cohen, when negotiating with mcdougall. pecker said he asked about lots of stories about celebrities including quashing an alleged affair of arnold schwarzenegger, tiger woods, and emmanuel ran mia among others. so when mcdougall came knocking to be paid to pecker said it was another routine celebrity sex scandal that happened to touch on his pal donald trump. we also got a preview of the trump defense strategy to attack the credibility of his former close aide and lawyer michael cohen expected to be there prosecution's star witness in a couple of weeks. trump's lawyer asked pecker all about michael cohen suggesting he is "prone to exaggeration" and he said you cannot trust anything michael cohen says as he raised that issue prosecutors objected to that. so far there has been no direct evidence the former president was actu
but on the stand he revealed the president did not want to buy karen mcdougal's story telling him not to purchase it saying such scandalous stories always get out anyway and pecker said he never dealt with president trump on it directly but with his lawyer, michael cohen, when negotiating with mcdougall. pecker said he asked about lots of stories about celebrities including quashing an alleged affair of arnold schwarzenegger, tiger woods, and emmanuel ran mia among others. so when mcdougall...
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that's largely about karen mcdougal. there's a passing reference to stormy daniels in the story, but that is, that is a story that was published in the aftermath of access hollywood right before the election that was really back here, mcdougal now, the prosecutor is getting back into the notion of stormy daniels, and that is why so much of david pecker's testimony is about mcdougal or the doorman because that's what ami was involved with. i actually the stormy daniels thing, as we know, pecker said he wanted no part of that. is magazine is at walmart and that will look so good or what have you. and then this is on michael cohen and donald trump dissolve. and so they want to i guess the prosecutors now, if you look here, pecker says of daniel, sorry, that he wasn't going to print it or buy it or be associated with they wanted him to reassess sir that this issue, stormy daniels, which is what all the paperwork in this case is about those payments. that squarely in donald trump's lap via michael cohen were standing by to ge
that's largely about karen mcdougal. there's a passing reference to stormy daniels in the story, but that is, that is a story that was published in the aftermath of access hollywood right before the election that was really back here, mcdougal now, the prosecutor is getting back into the notion of stormy daniels, and that is why so much of david pecker's testimony is about mcdougal or the doorman because that's what ami was involved with. i actually the stormy daniels thing, as we know, pecker...
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that the real intent of it was to buy karen mcdougal's silence. that is really important because this trial will come down to was there a crime concealed, and that's what we're all looking for, and they were trying to say, well, hang on, that wasn't a crime what happened, she did some stuff, and she got paid. i thought that, to me, was really important and on redirect, the government's lawyers came back in and kept asking pecker about it, and he kept saying over and over, sure, she did some stuff, but the real purpose of that was to silence her, and in fact, he ended up paying a fine to the federal election commission for that payment for -- because a corporation got involved in an election when they shouldn't have. >> one point when bove, kristy greenberg, was really it seemed again -- i'm reading the document. that's why i'm asking you folks who were actually in there, when bove was talking to pecker and challenging his interpretation of some of the things that happened, it ended essentially with pecker saying, you know, i'm trying to tell the t
that the real intent of it was to buy karen mcdougal's silence. that is really important because this trial will come down to was there a crime concealed, and that's what we're all looking for, and they were trying to say, well, hang on, that wasn't a crime what happened, she did some stuff, and she got paid. i thought that, to me, was really important and on redirect, the government's lawyers came back in and kept asking pecker about it, and he kept saying over and over, sure, she did some...
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on redirect by prosecutors, pecker confirmed that he bought the story of former playmate karen mcdougal alleging an affair with trump to influence the election he added the purpose was to acquire lifetime rights so no other news organization could publish it >>> 21 million people are at risk from iowa to texas for severe storms. the storms are forecasted to bring hail, flooding and possible tornadoes in oklahoma, storms caused damage this morning with a tornado watch in effect. the worst of the storms is expected to continue into saturday >>> china ralaunched an aircraft to replace a crew. the mission is the country's 13th to space. tyler, back to you >> thank you very much >>> coming up on "the exchange," as banks limit lending amid higher for longer, could private credit be in a sweet spot for longer we'll talk to one player who says private credit will be the place to be for commercial real estate the ceo of preach tree group will join us to make his case. and investors getting rocked to their core lately. pce can't seem to cool investors may want to find a little insulation from hex
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pecker, that your purpose in lob -- locking up the karen mcdougal story is to influence the election? that's trying to bring it back to the connection to the elections since during cross-examination he was certainly acknowledging he had a longstanding relationship with the tabloid and that there were years and years before the campaign when they were both promoting trump's interests and covering up embarrassing stories. >> the prosecution has to do everything that he can to bring it back to -- it makes this case a felony, that donald trump conspired to promote his election by unlawful means. if they allow the defense to create reasonable doubt in that one juror, this was business as usual, this is what donald trump did with pecker, even before the election, this is what they do, where is the illegalness in this? the prosecution -- this is the first witness. we have a long way to go. in their summation, the prosecutors have to connect all the dots and explain to this jury why they have proven that donald trump concealed a crime when he falsified the business records. if they don't prov
pecker, that your purpose in lob -- locking up the karen mcdougal story is to influence the election? that's trying to bring it back to the connection to the elections since during cross-examination he was certainly acknowledging he had a longstanding relationship with the tabloid and that there were years and years before the campaign when they were both promoting trump's interests and covering up embarrassing stories. >> the prosecution has to do everything that he can to bring it back...
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>> that david pecker was killed in the catch and kill stories including karen mcdougal and other catch and kill stories, that he was at meetings when these were discussed, but when it came to stormy daniels, he backed out, for a reason that actually was, you know, really silly in that he was never reimbursed or never paid back and he didn't want to get involved with a porn star according to his own testimony because of contracts he had with walmart. that's why the people are calling him. what the defense is trying to do in cross examination is create separation. okay, there may have been this karen mcdougal arrangement there may have been this 2015 meeting, there may have been this catch and kill with a doorman, but you were not involved in the whole stormy daniels saga, so therefore you don't have valuable information about that. look, there are not a lot of options for cross examination. i've been thinking about it entirely during his direct testimony. where would the defense go? and they can only go to the classics, his ability to remember, his moative in that he has an agreement or
>> that david pecker was killed in the catch and kill stories including karen mcdougal and other catch and kill stories, that he was at meetings when these were discussed, but when it came to stormy daniels, he backed out, for a reason that actually was, you know, really silly in that he was never reimbursed or never paid back and he didn't want to get involved with a porn star according to his own testimony because of contracts he had with walmart. that's why the people are calling him....
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he bought the rights to karen mcdougal's claim that she had had a 10-month long affair with trump. he also testified that trump did not want that purchase to go through. that's a direct conflict with and contradiction of alvin bragg's whole theory that trump orchestrated the alleged election interference scheme to help his presidential prospects. pecker told the jury he told trump that mcdougal's story should be taken off the market. he said that trump told him he doesn't buy stories because trump told him they always get out. pecker then pushed trump so trump said he would talk to michael cohen. there was no direct order from trump to pecker to buy the story and no demand the shut mcdougal up to help protect trump's campaign. pecker said in a later phone call he told him it was mcdougal who did not want her story to come out and signed the contract to restart her career to let her write articles and appear in pecker's other publications and how ami, america media incorporated did just that. they published help tip coll amends and exercise columns and put her on the cover of men's
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vaughn, trump's lawyer has been asking pecker about his negotiations with karen mcdougal. what are they getting at? >> reporter: this is all part of the effort here from the defense team to make the case to the jury that this was a long-standing practice on the part of the "national enquirer" to buy up stories and workshop them, make sure to see whether they were true or not, but also to put out other negative stories about other celebrities or politicians medical record to help boost sales because they are a company that is trying to drive publications sales and make money, and when it comes specifically to karen mcdougal, there is an exchange here where emil bove, donald trump's attorney asks her, quote, when you first learned about this, you understand ms. mcdougal did not want to publish. what she wanted was to restart her career, and ami could help her, to which david pecker responded, yes. what they are trying to lay out is that david pecker was not initially engaging with karen mcdougal in an effort to, you know, keep her from going public because she never intended
vaughn, trump's lawyer has been asking pecker about his negotiations with karen mcdougal. what are they getting at? >> reporter: this is all part of the effort here from the defense team to make the case to the jury that this was a long-standing practice on the part of the "national enquirer" to buy up stories and workshop them, make sure to see whether they were true or not, but also to put out other negative stories about other celebrities or politicians medical record to help...
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conversation about karen mcdougal. former playboy model who said she had a long-term relationship with president trump. they've been pressing about what the conversation was and the agreement was with her. she believed she was signing a deal to write articles and restart her career as a model in contrast to wanting the tell the story or this conversation about being caught and killed. david pecker continues on the stand and hear more about that conversation and that agreement with karen mcdougal. let's bring in former assistant u.s. attorney and fox news contributor andy mccarthy. great to have you with us, andy. >> good morning. >> shannon: let's talk about the relevance of this karen mcdougal testimony not from her but david pecker they viewed it as a business arrangement. she didn't want to story out there or hurt president trump. she didn't think she was killing a story. she felt that way later. she thought she was signing a deal to help her restart her career. in an exchange that story wasing going anywhere. what
conversation about karen mcdougal. former playboy model who said she had a long-term relationship with president trump. they've been pressing about what the conversation was and the agreement was with her. she believed she was signing a deal to write articles and restart her career as a model in contrast to wanting the tell the story or this conversation about being caught and killed. david pecker continues on the stand and hear more about that conversation and that agreement with karen...
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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. another woman that alleged an affair with mr. trump before the election, admitting i wanted to protect my company, i wanted to protect myself and i wanted also to protect donald trump. pecker testifying that while in the white house, mr. trump asked him about mcdougal, saying, quote, how's our girl, to which pecker replayed, she was quiet. >> listening to the argument yesterday, the justices of every ideological stripe didn't see all that interested or persuaded by what trump is arguing in his particular case, that he should be totally immune. >> that's right. but they're very concerned about what their ruling here means for the future. >> yeah. they're worried the political rivaling will keep coming after each other. they think there should be some limited immunity. the question is who will draw those lines? how will you decide that? the reality is it means the case is likely headed back down to the trial court. that's a win for him strategically because it means a delay and it canno
mcdougal. another woman that alleged an affair with mr. trump before the election, admitting i wanted to protect my company, i wanted to protect myself and i wanted also to protect donald trump. pecker testifying that while in the white house, mr. trump asked him about mcdougal, saying, quote, how's our girl, to which pecker replayed, she was quiet. >> listening to the argument yesterday, the justices of every ideological stripe didn't see all that interested or persuaded by what trump is...
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and was asking him, how's karen doing referring to karen mcdougal? >> what trump's team has been trying to do today, and it may seem in the weeds, but it's important it is to undermine what they were saying about the mcdougal agreement, saying actually she did benefit from it because she had these columns published by ami publications that had her name on it to have benefited her career. they're arguing they're saying that they believe they misled michael cohen on whether that agreement with karen mcdougal is bullet-proof. they're basically trying to undermine that. this is all this big cover up and beauvais is asking pecker about that testimony. you were just talking about yesterday, when pecker said trump thanked him for the doorman's story, kristen, you talk to trump sources all day long. what have you been hearing from them as they watch by the way? because obviously there are no cameras in the courtroom. my impression from some trump people as they're watching what we put on the screen and what we've put on cnn.com, beauvais, tip pecker, quote,
and was asking him, how's karen doing referring to karen mcdougal? >> what trump's team has been trying to do today, and it may seem in the weeds, but it's important it is to undermine what they were saying about the mcdougal agreement, saying actually she did benefit from it because she had these columns published by ami publications that had her name on it to have benefited her career. they're arguing they're saying that they believe they misled michael cohen on whether that agreement...
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today defense attorney for the former president will try and show that buying karen mcdougal's story was routine. he will continue his cross examination of david pecker to try to demolish alvin bragg's case against the former president. pecker has taken the stand now day four of his testimony. he said he still considers him a friend of trump's and testified about the catch and kill deal to protect the former president running as a candidate in 2016. he said he and trump for years had swapped salacious stories and tips and killed those stories in the "national enquirer" for decades. he bought stories to kill about alleged affairs from arnold schwarzenegger and tiger woods and others. when karen mcdougal wanted to get paid for her story it was business to buy that and kill it, too, he said. under cross examination trump's lawyer tried to shake pecker's memory asking how many meetings has he had with prosecutors? pecker, i don't have my calendar in front of me. it's hard to remember the dates of these things even when they hap end just a few months ago? pecker told the jury after he was
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mcdougal's story about an affair with trump. but trump never paid him back. so when the second woman, stormy daniels, came forward with her story, pecker wouldn't put up more money, he said. and that's how trump's lawyer ended up paying. prosecutors say it was the repaid payment to michael cohen, where the business records were forged. now, trump acknowledges the payments but says there were no affairs. there were also trump lawyers in the supreme court yesterday arguing the presidents should be immune from criminal charges. the same questions that came up in lower courts came up again. could a president order the assassination of a political opponent? could he sell nuclear secrets to a foreign country? yes, in certain cases, said trump's lawyer, john sauer, because his legal theory is set up in such a way he really can't answer otherwise. just in, kagan pointed out that the whole point of the american revolution was a fight between americans who wrote down that it was self-evident that all men were created equal, and a king who
mcdougal's story about an affair with trump. but trump never paid him back. so when the second woman, stormy daniels, came forward with her story, pecker wouldn't put up more money, he said. and that's how trump's lawyer ended up paying. prosecutors say it was the repaid payment to michael cohen, where the business records were forged. now, trump acknowledges the payments but says there were no affairs. there were also trump lawyers in the supreme court yesterday arguing the presidents should...
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the white house and asked, how is our girl and made sure karen mcdougal was doing okay. they are trying to show election conspiracy here and donald trump and david pecker and michael cohen were part of it. president trump's lawyer will try to dismantle that when cross-examination begins this morning. back to you. >> brian: here is the thing, go out of your way to say whatever you think of that story, not illegal. this is not a violation, not a misdemeanor, it is not a felony. not illegal. you may not like it, that is what is going on. up to defense to say, they took a day and and a halfful your time and told you about stuff that might be good for page six of new"new york post." >> lawrence: david pecker said he assumed donald trump knew. did not know, assumed. >> ainsley: down the road, president biden will be in new york city, close to fox, not far from the anti-israel protest at columbia university among other schools in new york. >> brian: "new york times" is blasting joe biden for dodging questions about independent jou journalists. >> peter doocy is live at the cour
the white house and asked, how is our girl and made sure karen mcdougal was doing okay. they are trying to show election conspiracy here and donald trump and david pecker and michael cohen were part of it. president trump's lawyer will try to dismantle that when cross-examination begins this morning. back to you. >> brian: here is the thing, go out of your way to say whatever you think of that story, not illegal. this is not a violation, not a misdemeanor, it is not a felony. not illegal....
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donald trump is asking a lot about karen mcdougal, this former playboy playmate. what impression does that leave the jury? >> well, sort of no using a worn-out analogy of the godfather here. if you think about the godfather sitting back and just sort of asking these benign questions, showing some interest in what's going on without maybe given the command to do the bad de or to continue to say well out of thinking about this, and this has been a very good idea. you've had there without actually giving the affirmative statement to go do something that's sort of what we're seeing. and i think that's going to be the argument the prosecution has to make you because there is no question michael cohen is the man in the middle doing the work. i mean, he's out there talking to david pecker and doing checks and running accounts. and i mean, that's his thing. and so he's gonna have his own problems on cross, but this, this effort by the prosecution makes a lot of sense to me whether it's successful, we'll see, but they have to tie trump for this. yeah, we can talk about tha
donald trump is asking a lot about karen mcdougal, this former playboy playmate. what impression does that leave the jury? >> well, sort of no using a worn-out analogy of the godfather here. if you think about the godfather sitting back and just sort of asking these benign questions, showing some interest in what's going on without maybe given the command to do the bad de or to continue to say well out of thinking about this, and this has been a very good idea. you've had there without...
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. >> reporter: pecker also testified about an agreement with former "playboy" model karen mcdougal who says she had a ten-month affair with trump which he denies. pecker acknowledged ami that owned the "enquirer" paid $150,000 for her story weeks before the election and never published it. >> if donald trump hadn't been running president do you believe the deal would have been made with ami, knowin what you know now? >> probably not. no. >> reporter: in his testimony, pecker said the payment orchestrated was done because they didn't the story to embarrass mr. trump or hurt the campaign. pecker said he asked cohen who would foot the bill. he responded, the boss, meaning trump, will take care of it. and pecker also revealed in an alleged 2018 conversation with him, hope hicks, and sarah huckabee sanders, then white house staffers, about extending mcdougal's contract, raising new questions about whether the trump administration might be further implicated in this case. robert costa, cbs news, new york. >>> turning to the severe weather now hammering the plains and the midwest. tens of mil
. >> reporter: pecker also testified about an agreement with former "playboy" model karen mcdougal who says she had a ten-month affair with trump which he denies. pecker acknowledged ami that owned the "enquirer" paid $150,000 for her story weeks before the election and never published it. >> if donald trump hadn't been running president do you believe the deal would have been made with ami, knowin what you know now? >> probably not. no. >> reporter:...
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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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glas says, why did ami and make this purchase of karen mcdougal story? pecker says, we purchased a story so it won't be published by any or other organization steinglass asked why did you not want it to be published by any other organization? pecker says, i didn't want we didn't want the story to embarrass mr. trump or embarrassed or hurt that campaign? hurt the campaign. bradley, first to you, why that focus, how much damage did it do to trump as we approach cross this morning yeah no that. >> was the meat and bones of the prosecution's case in terms the idea that this was all tied to the campaign, that this wasn't a personal thing that wasn't what rudy giuliani is to talk about it. oh, was just disparate as family the embarrassment. >> no the entire criminal congruent between ami and donald trump threw my cohen was to assist the campaign to catch and kill these stories for the purpose of assist in this campaign. >> david pecker himself knew very well this was a campaign finance violations, but here's the catch. >> we're not charging him in new york wit
glas says, why did ami and make this purchase of karen mcdougal story? pecker says, we purchased a story so it won't be published by any or other organization steinglass asked why did you not want it to be published by any other organization? pecker says, i didn't want we didn't want the story to embarrass mr. trump or embarrassed or hurt that campaign? hurt the campaign. bradley, first to you, why that focus, how much damage did it do to trump as we approach cross this morning yeah no that....
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. >> reporter: pecker also testified about an agreement with former "playboy" model karen mcdougal, who said she had a 10-month affair with trump, which he denies. pecker acknowledged ami, which then owned the "enquirer," paid $150,000 for her story just weeks before the election and never published it. >> if donald trump hadn't been running for president, do you believe this deal would have been made with ami, knowing what you know now? >> probably not, no. >> reporter: in his testimony, pecker said the payment orchestrated with michael cohen was done because they didn't want the story to embarrass mr. trump or hurt the campaign. pecker said he asked cohen who would foot the bill. he responded, "the boss," meaning trump, "will take care of it." meanwhile, trump's legal challenges expanded overnight. his former lawyer, rudy giuliani, and chief of staff mark meadows, were among more than a dozen people indicted in a scheme in arizona to falsely declare trump as the 2020 winner. >> donald j. trump. >> reporter: trump, himself, was named as an un-indicted co-conspirator. pecker also made a
. >> reporter: pecker also testified about an agreement with former "playboy" model karen mcdougal, who said she had a 10-month affair with trump, which he denies. pecker acknowledged ami, which then owned the "enquirer," paid $150,000 for her story just weeks before the election and never published it. >> if donald trump hadn't been running for president, do you believe this deal would have been made with ami, knowing what you know now? >> probably not,...
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karen mcdougal was doing. in other words, was she sufficiently happy to keep others quiet? when she wasn't, at a point in time after she had sued the "enquirer" and wanted to be released from her non-disclosure agreement, trump was furious to see the interview with anderson cooper. pecker recounted that information, as well, willie. >> it's interesting. shorthand for this trial for some has been the stomy daniels hush money case, but karen mcdougal was the focus yesterday. $150,000 that mr. pecker says he paid. hired her for a job. it was kind of a no-show job as a fitness writer, something like that. how does karen mcdougal factor into this case? how central is she? >> karen mcdougal is not central to the crime itself. remember, again, the manhattan d.a. has charged donald trump with falsification of business records. but what makes it a felony, according to the d.a., is that those business records were falsified with the intent to either commit or conceal a crime. they have now elaborated on that theory. bas
karen mcdougal was doing. in other words, was she sufficiently happy to keep others quiet? when she wasn't, at a point in time after she had sued the "enquirer" and wanted to be released from her non-disclosure agreement, trump was furious to see the interview with anderson cooper. pecker recounted that information, as well, willie. >> it's interesting. shorthand for this trial for some has been the stomy daniels hush money case, but karen mcdougal was the focus yesterday....
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. >> david has been very to former "playboy" model karen mcdougal to keep her alleged affair with mr. trump quiet. pecker says he coordinated with cohen because he was concerned paying mcdougal could violate campaign finance law. so they worked up an agreement to pay for her contributions to magazines owned by american media, adding he believes trump was aware of the payment. the prosecution asking pecker, was your principle purpose to suppress her story so as not to influence the election? pecker responding "yes, it was." >> vaughn, what did mr. trump's lawyers focus on during david pecker's cross examination? >> reporter: lester, for one, that donald trump was not the only celebrity he helped squash negative stories for, in exchange for good ones. but instead, that this was a mutually beneficialy here in new relationship dating back to the '90s, when donald trump was a celebrity here in new york city. cross-examination will continue tomorrow. lester? >> vaughn hillyard, thank you. >>> new protests flaring up across the country today as pro-palestinian demonstrations escalated, and m
. >> david has been very to former "playboy" model karen mcdougal to keep her alleged affair with mr. trump quiet. pecker says he coordinated with cohen because he was concerned paying mcdougal could violate campaign finance law. so they worked up an agreement to pay for her contributions to magazines owned by american media, adding he believes trump was aware of the payment. the prosecution asking pecker, was your principle purpose to suppress her story so as not to influence...
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mcdougal who claims she had a relationship with trump. he testified about daut star stormy daniels who says she had an affair with trump, as well, but agreed to be quiet for a payment. the payment was made to daniels just days before the 2016 election. pecker says he declined to purchase her story. she is required to pay 1 million each time she says his name. after court, trump reacted, watch. >> today was breathtaking in this room. it was breathtaking. amazing testimony. this is a trial that should have never happened, this case should never have been filed. it was an incredible day. open your eyes. >> the manhattan d.a. office submitted four more examples they claim shows trump violating the gag order. there will be a hearing next thursday about that, president biden acknowledged trump's trial calling trump busy right now. he says he is too busy campaigning to watch the trial. >> carley: also, dualing day of hearings because supreme court weighed arguments on presidential immunity, how did that go? >> three hours, the country's highest
mcdougal who claims she had a relationship with trump. he testified about daut star stormy daniels who says she had an affair with trump, as well, but agreed to be quiet for a payment. the payment was made to daniels just days before the 2016 election. pecker says he declined to purchase her story. she is required to pay 1 million each time she says his name. after court, trump reacted, watch. >> today was breathtaking in this room. it was breathtaking. amazing testimony. this is a trial...
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mcdougal $150,000 for her story claiming she had an affair with trump. pecker said he told former trump attorney michael cohen to buy the stormy daniels story himself to prevent daniels from going public with her claim. additionally pecker said his conversations with cohen included asking trump to pay cohen back at cohen's request. trump has denied any sexual encounters with daniels or mcdougal. danny, we mention how it appears the defense here is trying to lay this groundwork any dealings trump had with pecker were meant to protect trump as a person -- again, we're talking personal not official capacities. but why is that so important here? >> the cross-examination yesterday started off in a very predictable direction. number one, attack the witness's memory. number two, he's essentially a cooperating witness so go into the deal he made with federal and state prosecutors. yes, specific to these facts, what the defense is trying to develop is that this is the kind of thing that pecker, ami, cohen, that they were doing for a long time. this relationship,
mcdougal $150,000 for her story claiming she had an affair with trump. pecker said he told former trump attorney michael cohen to buy the stormy daniels story himself to prevent daniels from going public with her claim. additionally pecker said his conversations with cohen included asking trump to pay cohen back at cohen's request. trump has denied any sexual encounters with daniels or mcdougal. danny, we mention how it appears the defense here is trying to lay this groundwork any dealings...
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mcdougal, a "playboy" model who claims she had an affair with trump. pecker claims he had a deal with trump and his attorney michael cohen to be on the lookout for damaging stories about trump. >> he would buy stories that were unflattering to trump and then he would kill them to make sure they didn't become public. >> was today a bad day for donald trump? >> he -- look, i can't read his mind, but he looks pretty miserable. [laughter] >> jordan: really? he looked miserable? he's not one of those jovial criminal defendants? coming to court with a smile on his face and a spring in his step as he stares down a future full of prison gangs, public pooping and shoddy heroin balloons migrating up his colon? >> ronny: he brought up that he buried negative stories about donald trump to help and win the 2016 election. it sounds crazy but you've got to remember this was way back in 2016 when negative stories were a bad thing. now we know that every new scandal just cancels out a different scandal until you become president. but because this is donald trump, he wa
mcdougal, a "playboy" model who claims she had an affair with trump. pecker claims he had a deal with trump and his attorney michael cohen to be on the lookout for damaging stories about trump. >> he would buy stories that were unflattering to trump and then he would kill them to make sure they didn't become public. >> was today a bad day for donald trump? >> he -- look, i can't read his mind, but he looks pretty miserable. [laughter] >> jordan: really? he...