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Trump legal woes mount as ex-tabloid chief testifies about scheme to shield old friend

Trump's friend from the National Enquirer testified about covering up damaging stories about Trump and influencing the 2016 election.
Pecker's testimony supports the prosecution's claim that their alliance aimed to sway the 2016 presidential election illegally.
The National Enquirer utilized rumor-mongering to tarnish Trump's adversaries and block negative stories about Trump, as disclosed in Pecker's testimony.

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Former tabloid publisher testifies about scheme to shield his old friend Trump from damaging stories

A reluctant Donald Trump returned to a New York City courtroom Thursday as his hush money trial resumed at the same time that the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Washington over whether he should be immune from prosecution for actions he took during his time as president.

10 days ago·Canada

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Channel News Asia

Tabloid publisher testifies that he worked to suppress sex stories about Trump

David Pecker, the tabloid publisher, said at a criminal court that he warned Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen, that porn star Stormy Daniels would sell her story in the lead-up to the election.

10 days ago·Singapore

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Shropshire Star

Ex-tabloid publisher says he scooped up tales to shield his old friend Trump

As Donald Trump was running for president in 2016, his old friend at the National Enquirer was scooping up potentially damaging stories about the candidate and paying out tens of thousands of dollars to keep them from the public eye.

10 days ago·Ketley, United Kingdom

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Arab News

Ex-tabloid publisher testifies he scooped up possibly damaging tales

NEW YORK: As Donald Trump was running for president in 2016, his old friend at the National Enquirer was scooping up potentially damaging stories about the candidate and paying out tens of thousands of dollars to keep them from the public eye. But when it came to the seamy claims by porn performer Stormy Daniels, David Pecker, the tabloid’s longtime publisher, said he put his

10 days ago·Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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MY Northwest

Former tabloid publisher testifies about scheme to shield his old friend Trump from damaging stories

NEW YORK (AP) — The former publisher of the National Enquirer testified Thursday at Donald Trump’s hush money trial about going to great lengths to help shield his old friend from potentially damaging stories using a catch-and-kill scheme prosecutors allege amounted to interference in the 2016 presidential campaign. At the same time, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a different criminal matter involving Trump, who has claimed that he sh…

11 days ago·Tacoma, United States

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Coast Reporter

Former tabloid publisher testifies about scheme to shield his old friend Trump from damaging stories

NEW YORK (AP) — The former publisher of the National Enquirer testified Thursday at Donald Trump's hush money trial about going to great lengths to help shield his old friend from potentially damaging stories using a catch-and-kill scheme prosecutors

10 days ago·Sechelt, Canada

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