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david pecker really gave the case a wide angle lens. we've been hearing about hush money scheme, about michael cohen and stormy daniels , but with david testimony, what we got was a wide-angle lens of a spectrum of ways that donald trump and the national enquirer and their corporate parent joined forces, in david words, to be the eyes and ears of the campaign, to send stories popping up donald trump to the supermarket checkout stands across america, to attack donald trump's rivals, and to find out if there were, in his own words, women selling stories , and then silencing those women. it takes the case from the keyhole view of yes, falsified records, prosecutors argue that, that were correlated with the stormy daniels payments to a larger spectrum of what they described as a corruption of the 2016 presidential election. >> so, adam, here is how trump describes the trial. >> is a rigged trial. terrible. we know that it's a rigged trial, everybody knows did the case is over. you heard what was said that the case should be over. >> adam, w
david pecker really gave the case a wide angle lens. we've been hearing about hush money scheme, about michael cohen and stormy daniels , but with david testimony, what we got was a wide-angle lens of a spectrum of ways that donald trump and the national enquirer and their corporate parent joined forces, in david words, to be the eyes and ears of the campaign, to send stories popping up donald trump to the supermarket checkout stands across america, to attack donald trump's rivals, and to find...
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david pecker testified it was a common practice within the national enquirer. on its face there's nothing wrong with that. jon: interesting. trait will have to say goodbye, thanks very much. >> thank you. jon: coming up the threat is not over after powerful tornadoes leave a path of destruction in the heartland this weekend. meteorologist adam klotz back in the weather center tracking it all >> are storms on the ground as we speak additionally 128 tornadoes hit since thursday. by tuesday of going to set up the could be hitting some of the same areas again. i would timing all of that coming up in my full forecast. bacon and eggs 25/7. you're darn right. solar stocks are up 20% with the additional hour in the day. [ clocks ticking ] i'm ruined. with the extra hour i'm thinking companywide power nap. let's put it to a vote. [ all snoring ] this is going to wreak havoc on overtime approvals. anything can change the world of work. from hr to payroll, adp designs forward-thinking solutions to take on the next anything. if you're a grandparent, you know what i'm talki
david pecker testified it was a common practice within the national enquirer. on its face there's nothing wrong with that. jon: interesting. trait will have to say goodbye, thanks very much. >> thank you. jon: coming up the threat is not over after powerful tornadoes leave a path of destruction in the heartland this weekend. meteorologist adam klotz back in the weather center tracking it all >> are storms on the ground as we speak additionally 128 tornadoes hit since thursday. by...
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i study the david pecker's all day and that's when you say david pecker. i just start laughing. it's insane that that is a real character. so my question is, is somebody that has unique for living i'm looking at people in your polling their mannerisms. >> yes. >> as i'm talking to you, i'm like, what is he what does he yeah. right. but like what how do you make a good impression because you're you're so well-known for this when you didn't mitch mcconnell last night? well, there was a very majors glasses with me everywhere i go. i just something about the rifting mcconnell face really really shy. it's my viewing audience in the way he just starts talk so, yeah, really got the crowd. but you're able to really drill down into little thing. i try. we'll people i try and i was really focused on the jokes yesterday as well and looking at topical and things that were happening in the news to include it. but it's definitely kind of a weird study of people. i'm a big fan of movies and pop culture and politics and i just absorb it and try to sound like these people and it's also an extra
i study the david pecker's all day and that's when you say david pecker. i just start laughing. it's insane that that is a real character. so my question is, is somebody that has unique for living i'm looking at people in your polling their mannerisms. >> yes. >> as i'm talking to you, i'm like, what is he what does he yeah. right. but like what how do you make a good impression because you're you're so well-known for this when you didn't mitch mcconnell last night? well, there was...
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the answer from david pecker, yes. he added, the actual purpose was to acquire lifetime rights so the story was not published by any news organization. david pecker said it was standard to suppress stories to help a friend, but -- this was catch and kill in order to influence a presidential election. now, with court adjourned for the weekend, it also -- we will have key testimony still ahead. we start the hour with our most favorite reporters and friends, two who were inside the courtroom today, investigative reporter suzanne craig and former attorney and deputy assistant attorney carrie whitman. lucky for us, you can check out that you can never leave and you are still here as a friend. let's start with you and your wonderful mug. >> it was a continuation about agreement that karen mcdougal had. president donald trump's lawyers try to muddy the water. i think to -- karen mcdougal got something. she got a cover of the magazine. she wrote some articles and it really was payment for service. on redirect, when the governm
the answer from david pecker, yes. he added, the actual purpose was to acquire lifetime rights so the story was not published by any news organization. david pecker said it was standard to suppress stories to help a friend, but -- this was catch and kill in order to influence a presidential election. now, with court adjourned for the weekend, it also -- we will have key testimony still ahead. we start the hour with our most favorite reporters and friends, two who were inside the courtroom...
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many thought the prosecutors would follow david pecker potentially with karen mcdougall. how will this play out? >> it has been all smoke and no fire as of yet for the prosecution. they have told essentially a little back story how some of the stories came to be that ultimately had nondisclosure agreements entered into with donald trump. what we have coming up this following week unfortunately do not know who the witnesses are. the defense really has a right to have some advance notice as to who is coming in order for the trail to continue in a fair and orderly manner should have that idea but we do not know where the prosecution is going for there is expected testimony from stormy daniels perhaps karen mcdougall the biggest that will happen in this whole trial is michael cohen. i expect will be the only potential link between the hush money payments and some crime the prosecution unannounced into its specifics at this point will potentially make. the cross-examination of michael cohen and his testimony is sure to be the biggest point in this whole trial would just do not
many thought the prosecutors would follow david pecker potentially with karen mcdougall. how will this play out? >> it has been all smoke and no fire as of yet for the prosecution. they have told essentially a little back story how some of the stories came to be that ultimately had nondisclosure agreements entered into with donald trump. what we have coming up this following week unfortunately do not know who the witnesses are. the defense really has a right to have some advance notice as...
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unlike david pecker, he owned himself. he was authentic with his sleaziness. with the fact he and the national enquirer line, but he did not show bias or hostility toward donald trump. michael cohen is hostile toward donald trump. he cannot hide it. that will come out. i will move him up sooner. he has said he is not want to be tweeted until after he testified and i will see you in a month. it leads me to think he's not going to be on so quickly. m.i.c. hope hicks. you might see other people, the people who are just there to establish documents and move those into evidence. >> we know donald trump is preparing for a second contempt hearing over the alleged gag order violation. the first one was heated with a stern warning for failure to offer fax in trump's defense. then you have presented nothing. you are losing all credibility with the court, which is pretty stinking. what do you expect on thursday? >> i really think this judge is trying to hold this over the head of trump and his attorneys. there is a damning image. i think that is sort of what the judge is
unlike david pecker, he owned himself. he was authentic with his sleaziness. with the fact he and the national enquirer line, but he did not show bias or hostility toward donald trump. michael cohen is hostile toward donald trump. he cannot hide it. that will come out. i will move him up sooner. he has said he is not want to be tweeted until after he testified and i will see you in a month. it leads me to think he's not going to be on so quickly. m.i.c. hope hicks. you might see other people,...
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>> well, what david -- david pecker did was he contextualize the whole story. you set the table for the prosecution's case. remember, this is a guy who printed an awful lot of bs over the years. when he got on the stand, he was a truth teller and came across very well and they could not break him on cross examination. so, the story he told was kind of the prelude to the crime. the crime in this case is alleged to be michael cohen and his boss, their boss, president donald , falsified business documents as part of a scheme to cover up the payment to stormy daniels so that she would not talk just before the election about their affair. it turns out that there was a precedent to all of this. there was a doorman at a owned building who is going to serve as a story about having a love child. the story was not true, but he was paid just so he would not put it out there and hurt . in a more important prelude that we heard a lot about from david , karen mcdougal, who was president donald 's mistress for a 10 month period in 2006 and 2007, she was paid for her story, on
>> well, what david -- david pecker did was he contextualize the whole story. you set the table for the prosecution's case. remember, this is a guy who printed an awful lot of bs over the years. when he got on the stand, he was a truth teller and came across very well and they could not break him on cross examination. so, the story he told was kind of the prelude to the crime. the crime in this case is alleged to be michael cohen and his boss, their boss, president donald , falsified...
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he doesn't seem to have party affiliation with david pecker. it's just about how close to political power he could get. arnold schwarzenegger was part of the general leader publications factory, and he required that in 2002. he came with it, and pecker directed his staff to say, schwarzenegger is forbidden fruit. you will not write bad stories about him. he became the governor of california. there's also a financial aspect to this and that ami was floundering around the time that all of this business was happening, and there was the possibility of investment money coming in, possibly from a sovereign wealth fund. and so packer was courting that at the time. so while these things were happening, it was the sort of perfect storm that made -- that made this make sense for him. and of course, it's speculation, that is sort of what we discovered. >> all right. the documentary, scandalous, the untold story of the national enquirer. people should look it up. it is a couple years old, but it has current relativity today. storm at the brother-in-law of
he doesn't seem to have party affiliation with david pecker. it's just about how close to political power he could get. arnold schwarzenegger was part of the general leader publications factory, and he required that in 2002. he came with it, and pecker directed his staff to say, schwarzenegger is forbidden fruit. you will not write bad stories about him. he became the governor of california. there's also a financial aspect to this and that ami was floundering around the time that all of this...
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david pecker was first for a reason. you have both been part of the strategy. how did he lay the groundwork for the prosecutor's case as we look to the next stage? >> really only. that will have a lot to do with the homework that the manhattan d.a.s office stated. remember, this case is not so much about the hush money scheme as it is about falsification of business records, 34 counts of it. what makes it felony is that it was done with the intent of concealing or committing another crime. what david pecker did was establish that other crime, namely a conspiracy to promote or prevent the election of a particular person through unlawful means, where one or more acts were taken in that direction. he laid all that groundwork, the formation of the conspiracy, the unlawful means, the karen mcdougal settlement payment, and the way it was orchestrated, and thirdly, the fact that the unlawful means here was not only the agreement, but the fact that they had services in an attempt to skirt campaign finance law, he knew paying her off to suppress the story with the goal
david pecker was first for a reason. you have both been part of the strategy. how did he lay the groundwork for the prosecutor's case as we look to the next stage? >> really only. that will have a lot to do with the homework that the manhattan d.a.s office stated. remember, this case is not so much about the hush money scheme as it is about falsification of business records, 34 counts of it. what makes it felony is that it was done with the intent of concealing or committing another...
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pecker are helping the defense. i would think that would continue to be the case. i demonstrates a long history of these types of payments. i know they want to get into these salacious details to try to turn the jury on the story overall. when it comes down to it, when you apply the law strictly on how the law should be applied donald trump should not be convicted. >> let me ask you the flipside. who will help prosecutors get closer to victory? >> i think the prosecutor's largely half to rely on the judge in this case. because the judge is going to be responsible for interpreting the law for the jurors. that is one reason donald trump was into this chart with one hand tied behind his back. because the judge has already ruled. the judge has ruled what? you want to make sure i'm clear on that. trial trial rulings has not gotten that much coverage. judge has ruled the fence is not going to build put up any experts to testify before the jury what federal election law says. they're not going to provide testimony to feder
pecker are helping the defense. i would think that would continue to be the case. i demonstrates a long history of these types of payments. i know they want to get into these salacious details to try to turn the jury on the story overall. when it comes down to it, when you apply the law strictly on how the law should be applied donald trump should not be convicted. >> let me ask you the flipside. who will help prosecutors get closer to victory? >> i think the prosecutor's largely...
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and that is david pecker who ran the national enquirer's parent company, testified that paid to catch and kill stories about trump's specifically to help his presidential campaign you don't have any concerns about that apparently, a lot of people do this. >> arnold schwarzenegger, tiger woods? no, i think the whole thing is a croc the statute of limitations has long shut out the misdemeanor cases so this liberal prosecutor, manhattan came up with a federal campaign violation that the state of new york southern district of new york looked at the federal election commission, looked at jack smith, looked at and decided not to prosecute good alvin bragg took a case that was rejected by the federal government to resurrect these misdemeanors, i think it's a political hit job on trump six months before the election. that's what i think all right. >> obviously, tiger words, it tiger woods is not running for president and allegation, does it back, it's not. yeah. >> yeah. i think the whole thing is bs yeah, i think it's all bs yeah. political bs and just go ahead. no, no, it just and just to u
and that is david pecker who ran the national enquirer's parent company, testified that paid to catch and kill stories about trump's specifically to help his presidential campaign you don't have any concerns about that apparently, a lot of people do this. >> arnold schwarzenegger, tiger woods? no, i think the whole thing is a croc the statute of limitations has long shut out the misdemeanor cases so this liberal prosecutor, manhattan came up with a federal campaign violation that the...
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david pecker is no saint. the former "national enquirer" testified at donald trump's trial that he willingly used his tab tabloid empire to help the campaign chute colluding the outright manufacturing of fake muse. and while he tied trump and his hen-fixer michael cohen to these unsavory claims, pecker was eager to play along. cohen would ask for a negative piece on an opponent, and the inquirer would embellish it. look at this, a totally bogus story. and this ludicrous piece tying cruz's father to lee harvey oswald and the jfk assassination tone by photo manipulation. most of the media a praised pecker's performance while others trashed t. a. alvin bragg's -- d.a. alvin bragg's case. >> trump's relationship with the "national enquirer" was even sleazier than it looked in 2016. >> david pecker was not a significant witness for the prosecution. and i'll tell you why. because there is no crime. >> david pecker is very composed, a credible witness. he was being specific in his testimony. >> so it was the star wit
david pecker is no saint. the former "national enquirer" testified at donald trump's trial that he willingly used his tab tabloid empire to help the campaign chute colluding the outright manufacturing of fake muse. and while he tied trump and his hen-fixer michael cohen to these unsavory claims, pecker was eager to play along. cohen would ask for a negative piece on an opponent, and the inquirer would embellish it. look at this, a totally bogus story. and this ludicrous piece tying...
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pecker. >> david has been very nice, nice guy. >> reporter: over four days pecker revealed the art of catch and kill buying and burying stories to protect trump's campaign. the story saw "the national enquirer's" agreement to pay "playboy" model karen mcdougal $150,000. "i believe the story was true," pecker testified. "it would have been very embarrassing to trump and also to his campaign." and he told the jury, trump hosted a thank you dinner for him at the white house. >> mr. trump, do you still like pecker? >> reporter: the defense argued trump wanted to quash salacious stories to protect his family, but pecker said he thought it was for the campaign. his family was never mentioned, pecker testified, only the impact it would have on the election. the judge refused to let trump skip court on thursday so he could be at the u.s. supreme court when it weighed his unprecedented claim that presidents cannot be prosecuted for conduct that occurred while in office. >> the argument on immunity is very important. the president has to have immunity. >> reporter: for trump it means special co
pecker. >> david has been very nice, nice guy. >> reporter: over four days pecker revealed the art of catch and kill buying and burying stories to protect trump's campaign. the story saw "the national enquirer's" agreement to pay "playboy" model karen mcdougal $150,000. "i believe the story was true," pecker testified. "it would have been very embarrassing to trump and also to his campaign." and he told the jury, trump hosted a thank you...
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david pecker has spoken favorably of donald trump as a human rhona graff also spoke very favorably of donald trump, and now it's a banker when going through statement how does trump react when it's hope hicks, when it's stormy daniels, when it's karen mcdougal, when it's obviously michael cohen. right? how does that project in the courtroom? that's a big question. if there's a gag order ruling, we'll see how that how we react to that as well. i do i'm eager to get your opinion on the it's immunity case that happened before the supreme court of the arguments happen. there there's a question about john roberts. of course, he'll be so central and all of this or colleague jump is school better, had some good reporting about john roberts really didn't speak much in that roughly three hours of arguments i'm curious. you observe these arguments. how does he steer this? do you think that any of these trials beyond the hush money case will come to a verdict before november. i have a hard time seeing how any become the verdict before november, just because just based on where they all are in th
david pecker has spoken favorably of donald trump as a human rhona graff also spoke very favorably of donald trump, and now it's a banker when going through statement how does trump react when it's hope hicks, when it's stormy daniels, when it's karen mcdougal, when it's obviously michael cohen. right? how does that project in the courtroom? that's a big question. if there's a gag order ruling, we'll see how that how we react to that as well. i do i'm eager to get your opinion on the it's...
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i want to talk to you first about david pecker. this was very important testimony. it was important to make david pecker the first witness here because it speaks directly to what the aim was in having the national enquirer take these stories and kill them. david pecker said in court that this was actually in furtherance of keeping this from the electorate so that it wouldn't hurt donald trump in the upcoming election. >> david pecker was a very important witness, and i think he came through this very strong for the prussic duchenne and really unscathed on cross- examination. when you hear a prosecution witness that appears to be doing well, i am always careful to say, wait until we hear about what happens on cross- examination, because the whole thing could fall apart. i think he came across as a friend and ally of donald trump. he did some important things. one is, he started the story that happens as far back as august of 2015, because this was all about the election. this had nothing to do with the election. this was all about protecting him from his family and h
i want to talk to you first about david pecker. this was very important testimony. it was important to make david pecker the first witness here because it speaks directly to what the aim was in having the national enquirer take these stories and kill them. david pecker said in court that this was actually in furtherance of keeping this from the electorate so that it wouldn't hurt donald trump in the upcoming election. >> david pecker was a very important witness, and i think he came...
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>> i think the first takeaway has to be david pecker. he was the narrator and explained for the jury what prosecutors have called the scheme to buy and bury salacious stories if they were going to be damaging to donald trump, particularly stories involving women, and he said that "the national enquirer" did things it had never done solely for the benefit of trump's campaign. yes, the tabloid had entered into hundreds of thousands of nondisclosure agreements, but the only one involving a presidential candidate and a campaign was donald trump's. >> gio: and we've got another big week ahead. who is going to testify, and is there one person you're looking at? >> well, we don't know who is going to testify. prosecutors won't say, gio, because they refuse to give the defense a head's-up out of fear that trump is only going to verbally attack witnesses. testimony will resume tuesday with a banker taking the jury through the granular details about the shell company michael cohen set up secretly to pay stormy daniels her hush money. cohen is goin
>> i think the first takeaway has to be david pecker. he was the narrator and explained for the jury what prosecutors have called the scheme to buy and bury salacious stories if they were going to be damaging to donald trump, particularly stories involving women, and he said that "the national enquirer" did things it had never done solely for the benefit of trump's campaign. yes, the tabloid had entered into hundreds of thousands of nondisclosure agreements, but the only one...
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>> i think the prosecution made a good decision to start with david pecker, right? he was able to give a narrative of how this entire catch and kill scheme was originated back in 2015. how does executable through the payoffs of the doorman, the payoffs of karen mcdougal and ultimately his refusal on behalf to actually pay off stormy daniels and thing you have to do this, michael cohen, i'm not going to going to do anymore for stories i can't even run because it was not in his economic interest, of course, the payoff and kill stories. he did that purely as part of this deal he had with donald trump and mr. cohen. i think that for the jury, because remember, you want the jury to understand everything and then you can get into the further details. so, this is going to ultimately culminate in explaining how the fraudulent records covered up the whole scheme and covered up his attempt to avoid campaign violations. that is mr. trump's attempt. remember, one key point there is david pecker acknowledged that he was aware of the fact that when you catch and kill stories for
>> i think the prosecution made a good decision to start with david pecker, right? he was able to give a narrative of how this entire catch and kill scheme was originated back in 2015. how does executable through the payoffs of the doorman, the payoffs of karen mcdougal and ultimately his refusal on behalf to actually pay off stormy daniels and thing you have to do this, michael cohen, i'm not going to going to do anymore for stories i can't even run because it was not in his economic...
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tablet publisher david pecker takes the stand in his hush money trial. the first week of testimony and the supreme court hears historic arguments on presidential immunity. jonathan turley joins us next then our sunday panel to discuss the political impact of the cases. next. [ ♪♪ ] (tony hawk) skating for over 45 years has taken a toll on my body. i take qunol turmeric because it helps with healthy joints and inflammation support. why qunol? it has superior absorption compared to regular turmeric. qunol. the brand i trust. [ ♪♪ ] >>> from allegations of payoffs and porn stars to a history making case at the u.s. supreme court its been a momentous week for the trump legal team pair time to break it down with george washington university law professor and fox news country but are jonathan turley. this week's bream brief. great to have you. we heard about celebrities and bearing stories in these kinds of thanks. did we hear about a crime? >> no. it seems to be a trial and search of a crime. what to thank is interesting is after the first week there
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now i'm hearing it confirmed by david pecker in court. now my friends are saying, sorry, you were not a conspiracy theorists. there's one candidate up in the polls, we're running a hit piece. and it seemed like it was coordination. i had nothing to go on. then you had the other thing with these catch and kills. we're going through the process with a doorman, paid him $30,000, which is a large amount of money to pay for a story, especially a story we're not even running. then karen mcdougal. she has an incredible story about an affair with donald trump. i thought, brilliant, this is the kind of scoop i came here to break. when are we running it? we're not. david pecker has bought the story to kill it. i thought, what world are we living in ? >> did you ever want to ask why? >> he said this is something david has decided, and that's that. >> you said in that you regret your three years there. was it around catch and kill, or donald trump? what was the source of that regret? >> i, you know, had a journalism life before american media. i was
now i'm hearing it confirmed by david pecker in court. now my friends are saying, sorry, you were not a conspiracy theorists. there's one candidate up in the polls, we're running a hit piece. and it seemed like it was coordination. i had nothing to go on. then you had the other thing with these catch and kills. we're going through the process with a doorman, paid him $30,000, which is a large amount of money to pay for a story, especially a story we're not even running. then karen mcdougal. she...
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i think with the duracell this week as a clear win for the prosecution, david pecker took them inside the room and made all these things very real. >> renato, someone else was inside the room. i need you to talk about how michael cohen's banker, gary farrow, fits into the prosecution's narrative. he takes the stand again on tuesday. >> yeah, that's right. first of all, one thing that does matter, although this case is entirely about false statements and business records, that is at the core of this, and really what this witness is going to show, he is going to backup and corroborate the testimony of michael cohen. we all know michael cullen has got credibility issues, given his prior convictions. he is going to corroborate that, and he is going to show what those payments were for. in other words, those payments were not payments for legal services, but they were in fact hush money payments. so that leads to the question of why there was a cover up in the books of the trump organization. >> one more question for you, renato. because judge juan merchan has scheduled another hearing for
i think with the duracell this week as a clear win for the prosecution, david pecker took them inside the room and made all these things very real. >> renato, someone else was inside the room. i need you to talk about how michael cohen's banker, gary farrow, fits into the prosecution's narrative. he takes the stand again on tuesday. >> yeah, that's right. first of all, one thing that does matter, although this case is entirely about false statements and business records, that is at...
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we have deposed gerard david pecker's and snapchat. now that's what they're saying let's face it, folks, i'm on fire right now like the guy outside the courthouse, right not soon enough. not soon enough but i will, tell, you i am killing this dinner harder than kristi noem kills the puppies moving on, plays even bernie has something to say, mr. trump you have no idea what the ordinary experiences everyday americans off. i am concerned with battling the ruthless dictators like vladimir putin. can we all agree on that? can we all agree? even mitch would agree with that right now? mitch well let me begin by stating what a privilege it is debris at those dinner celebrating ordinary americans and african americans scroll, but to do, let me tell sharp tip or rock to close it out. everybody your been a lot of fun. >> and i had to close it out by said, when i was on the campaign trail in 2008 i, let a chair with the crowd and i would say you're fired up the crowd would tsav ready to go, so you have a long show. are you fired up you're fired up
we have deposed gerard david pecker's and snapchat. now that's what they're saying let's face it, folks, i'm on fire right now like the guy outside the courthouse, right not soon enough. not soon enough but i will, tell, you i am killing this dinner harder than kristi noem kills the puppies moving on, plays even bernie has something to say, mr. trump you have no idea what the ordinary experiences everyday americans off. i am concerned with battling the ruthless dictators like vladimir putin....
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maybe that's a lesson trump learned about david pecker. you don't want to create enemies when you don't have to. pecker didn't want to be there, but he's under a nonprosecution agreement, an immunity deal, and on subpoena where he had to testify. perhaps that's part of it, too. >> tara, your take on trump's comments on pecker. the psychology of donald trump trying to assess and analyze the kind of information david pecker can reveal about him speaks to what david pecker knows about donald trump. >> absolutely. this is a multi-decade relationship. this is the tip of the iceberg. trump has had his hands in all kinds of salacious things over the years, and david pecker controlled a lot of that cremation flow. so it's a transactional relationship. donald trump may be a lot of things, but he's not stupid when it comes to knowing where his bread is buttered, or making sure who doesn't get on his backside, when he can control it. the michael relationship, with michael cohen, he did a lot of dirty work for trump, but then michael has seen the ligh
maybe that's a lesson trump learned about david pecker. you don't want to create enemies when you don't have to. pecker didn't want to be there, but he's under a nonprosecution agreement, an immunity deal, and on subpoena where he had to testify. perhaps that's part of it, too. >> tara, your take on trump's comments on pecker. the psychology of donald trump trying to assess and analyze the kind of information david pecker can reveal about him speaks to what david pecker knows about donald...
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former national inquirer publisher, david pecker, was the first to take the stand. testifying that he suppressed story about trump's scandals and spread lies about his rivals in the 2016 race. also known as fake news. pecker said he served as the " eyes and ears for the campaign at trump's on request. " then, rhona graff testified under subpoena, saying she remembered seeing stormy daniels in the trump tower lobby, and adding her contact info to the trump organization database. when court reconvenes, tuesday morning, there will be more testimony from the banker, who helped michael cohen pay off stormy daniels. now, here's some food for thought. as we hurtle into week two of trump's hush money election interference trial. if the supreme court rules as expected in the immunity case the case brought by district attorney alvin bragg could be trump's first and last criminal trial before the election. joining me now from a former federal prosecutor, legal affairs columnist for politico magazine. msnbc justice and legal affairs analyst, anthony coley, director of the justi
former national inquirer publisher, david pecker, was the first to take the stand. testifying that he suppressed story about trump's scandals and spread lies about his rivals in the 2016 race. also known as fake news. pecker said he served as the " eyes and ears for the campaign at trump's on request. " then, rhona graff testified under subpoena, saying she remembered seeing stormy daniels in the trump tower lobby, and adding her contact info to the trump organization database. when...
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. >> david pecker helped trump more than hurt him. testifying his national inquirer buried stories all the time for a whole host of celebrities. so this wasn't just donald trump. and, you know, killing a story, that's not a crime. >> reporter: trump has pleaded not guilty to the 34 felony charges against him. prosecutors allege trump hid the damaging information from voters and then falsified business records to conceal the hush money payments. outside of new york trump faces other legal hurdles including federal charges that he conspired to overturn the 2020 election. but just recently the supreme court heard arguments on trump's claim of presidential immunity. depending on what justices rule, that case could be delayed until after the upcoming election. jon. jon: all right. can c.b. cotton, thank you. for more on this, let's bring in jaytown, a former u.s. attorney in alabama's northern district. you've prosecuted, what, 10,000 cases in your career? >> maybe a little north of that, jon. but i've been in court a come of times, sure.
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they tried with his -- the fact that david pecker himself entered into a non pros. cushion agreement, but that doesn't mean that he's lying on the stand. it seems to be very credible. >> now, pecker also detailed making a payout to former playmate karen mcdougal to silence her account of an alleged affair with trump. yesterday trump's longtime assistant said that information for both mcdougal and stormy daniels were in trump's contact list, and pecker testified that he spoke with former white house staffer, hope hicks and sarah sanders, about an extension of mcdougal's hush money contract on a call with the white house. what do you think the jury took from all of that? >> well, i think that the jury can very easily take the fact that this was an organized scheme. this wasn't just the national enquirer, for example, acting on its own, buying stories that they just didn't want published in competitive -- in competitor's news publications, they were doing this for the purpose, for donald trump, to give him a benefit, a presidential benefit, a campaign benefit that. is
they tried with his -- the fact that david pecker himself entered into a non pros. cushion agreement, but that doesn't mean that he's lying on the stand. it seems to be very credible. >> now, pecker also detailed making a payout to former playmate karen mcdougal to silence her account of an alleged affair with trump. yesterday trump's longtime assistant said that information for both mcdougal and stormy daniels were in trump's contact list, and pecker testified that he spoke with former...
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david pecker has been admitting that. he recounts his dealing with the star witness michael cohen to buy in and bury stories, in order to protect president donald 's campaign. they allege an agreement to then hide financial footprints. they told the jury this will also be corroborated with evidence in , the defendant's own words, showing an illegal conspiracy. he said there is not an actual conspiracy charge in this case. that is true. the word conspiracy has a legal meaning and a more colloquial meaning if you have ever watched a mafia movie. they are saying they conspired together. they also attack the whole conspiracy theory, that he attacked through unlawful means. it would be needed to supersize this misdemeanor of financial fraud into a felony case. the trough defense has kind of said, well, maybe the da is being alarmist about what amounts to, however dirty, politics as usual. that is how they argue it. some proclaim there is nothing wrong with trying to influence and to collection. it is called democracy. the da h
david pecker has been admitting that. he recounts his dealing with the star witness michael cohen to buy in and bury stories, in order to protect president donald 's campaign. they allege an agreement to then hide financial footprints. they told the jury this will also be corroborated with evidence in , the defendant's own words, showing an illegal conspiracy. he said there is not an actual conspiracy charge in this case. that is true. the word conspiracy has a legal meaning and a more...
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. >> but the bulk of this week's testimony came from david pecker. >> that's the former publisher of the national enquirer, who described how his publications suppress negative stories about trump as he was running for the presidency in 2016. john dean served as white house counsel during the nixon administration, and he joins us now john, always lovely to see you. thanks for coming on on this saturday. i'm curious, just first of all, what you've taken away from this first week where do you don't win or lose a case on on a week? you actually could lose it if you fumbled too badly, but this case has shown this prosecuting team knows what they're doing. they're telling you a story they've said an overview. they've sort of laid the basis of the broad conspiracy phoe to influence the election. and they're now getting down into some of the details for the jury. so it's just a stage setter at this point, pecker was a good witness the publisher of the national enquirer and it's been an attention grabbing week for the jury and the public and it's a case that likely is largely going to hinge
. >> but the bulk of this week's testimony came from david pecker. >> that's the former publisher of the national enquirer, who described how his publications suppress negative stories about trump as he was running for the presidency in 2016. john dean served as white house counsel during the nixon administration, and he joins us now john, always lovely to see you. thanks for coming on on this saturday. i'm curious, just first of all, what you've taken away from this first week...
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david pecker did that. and on behalf of david pecker, he actually provided fodder for the prosecution to bolster everything he said a. once you establish that, it is easy for her to step in and say, i kept the rolodex and knew about some of the documents and the business records and for them to say this has been involved with these organizations. but i've been set up for mr. cohen that when he takes the stand he's only confirming. >> this comes after three days of testimony and you talk about david pecker, the former publisher of the national enquirer. will the hoping to establish and how engaged was the jury while listening to it? >> i was in the overflow room but the david pecker testimony was exactly what the prosecutors want to because he gave the foundation that everything that trump did -- everything that david pecker did after august 2015 when trump, michael cohen, and david pecker met and huddled and came up with a catch and kill scheme. all of this was in furtherance of the trump campaign and to he
david pecker did that. and on behalf of david pecker, he actually provided fodder for the prosecution to bolster everything he said a. once you establish that, it is easy for her to step in and say, i kept the rolodex and knew about some of the documents and the business records and for them to say this has been involved with these organizations. but i've been set up for mr. cohen that when he takes the stand he's only confirming. >> this comes after three days of testimony and you talk...
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pecker, who was back on the stand for his fourth day of testimony during trump's attorney, emile bove as questioning of the former national enquirer publisher. he attempted to discredit one of the prosecution's key witnesses, trump's x personally the attorney michael cohen. he asked pecker if you felt cohen was prone to exaggeration. pecker agreed he was after court. trump weighed in on the trial, eight days that we sitting in courthouse. i just want to thank hey, everybody for being here michelle for through this, like everybody else. >> michael cohen's banker took the stand on friday afternoon, explaining to the dreo he helped set up a bank account for the shell company that cohen ultimately used to transfer the $130,000 payment stormy daniels, there's no court on monday, but the banker will be back on the stand tuesday, answering question from prosecutors before trump's lawyers get a turn at him. kara scannell, cnn, new york and coming up former us attorney general, bill barr says donald trump should not be anywhere near the oval office, yet he still plans to vote for him assignmen
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what you heard from david pecker was about that agreement, that donald trump, david pecker, and michael cohen had to unlawfully influence the election. and they talked about and testified about this 2016 meeting where they anticipated that women may come forward and have damaging stories about trump that could hurt the campaign. david pecker testified that he was going to be the eyes and ears of this campaign, and that he was going to alert michael cohen and the campaign about anything that would be damaging so, to make sure those stories didn't see the light of day. however, what is really significant, for the conversations pecker testified, dealing directly with donald trump. both before the election and after the election. before the election, testified about talking to him about the story, trying to kill the story with karen mcdougal. after the election, he testified about conversations where donald trump thanked him for making sure those damaging stories did not see the light of day. the defense tried to act as though this was all business as usual, but that really backfired, becau
what you heard from david pecker was about that agreement, that donald trump, david pecker, and michael cohen had to unlawfully influence the election. and they talked about and testified about this 2016 meeting where they anticipated that women may come forward and have damaging stories about trump that could hurt the campaign. david pecker testified that he was going to be the eyes and ears of this campaign, and that he was going to alert michael cohen and the campaign about anything that...
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david pecker has no information about a crime against trump. you heard tabloid goes -- gossip, soap opera drama, and i'm going to be honest with you, the president is quite happy with the first week. one other point. what you heard about president trump, other celebrities in order to if protect their brand had this same experience with david pecker. to so i'll challenge any attorney to show me any evidence against trump that was developed last week. there was nothing. bryan: so the prosecution is looking at david perk as their first -- pecker as their first witness, and there are the analysis lists saying he set the base for the central argument of their case which is this was the about election interference. these payments weren't about trying to hide salacious details that would harm the reputation of his family or himself, but this was about making sure that his 2016 campaign was not stymied by this salacious stuff. that was the purpose of david peck or going out there -- pecker going out there and starting this case. are you saying at the d
david pecker has no information about a crime against trump. you heard tabloid goes -- gossip, soap opera drama, and i'm going to be honest with you, the president is quite happy with the first week. one other point. what you heard about president trump, other celebrities in order to if protect their brand had this same experience with david pecker. to so i'll challenge any attorney to show me any evidence against trump that was developed last week. there was nothing. bryan: so the prosecution...
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. >> former tabloid publisher and longtime trump friend david pecker, wrapped up more than ten hours of testimony. jurors also heard from trump's former longtime personal assistant rhona graff, as well as michael cohen's banker, who arranged his home equity line of credit, which cohen used to pay stormy daniels $130,000 in hush money. cnn's paula reid has more so we have another day or or freezing courthouse. it's very cold. the former president donald trump's still not warming up to the reality of being on trial in the new york hush money case. >> today in court, david pecker, the former publisher of the national enquirer, was back on the witness stand, tying pecker is non-prosecution agreement with federal prosecutors to an agreement he made to sell the national enquirer ideal contingent on the investigation into his company being resolved from a timing standpoint, it would have added onto the stress of the transaction. pecker testified they also tried to show how pecker had other reasons since beyond just helping trump win the white house for running negative stories about trump's
. >> former tabloid publisher and longtime trump friend david pecker, wrapped up more than ten hours of testimony. jurors also heard from trump's former longtime personal assistant rhona graff, as well as michael cohen's banker, who arranged his home equity line of credit, which cohen used to pay stormy daniels $130,000 in hush money. cnn's paula reid has more so we have another day or or freezing courthouse. it's very cold. the former president donald trump's still not warming up to the...
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by david pecker, by the paper, and in other words, they are not relying on them. also making it clear this is about the campaign, nothing else. >> so tim, pecker agreed the story about astar, and it was gold. it could have been taken to the bank. what is the significant of this ? and what is the extent of the sacrifice that pecker was making to help trump? >> he was making a big financial sacrifice, alex. it certainly would be better if it has a screaming headline about the extramarital affair. and rather than crimped that story. he agrees not to and directly benefiting the trump campaign. the significance of that, that is the underlying crime. and the reason for the falsification of the records. the government has to approve that these records were falsified for the underlying purpose for protecting the campaign. they were effectively campaign contributions. and invoices for legal services. so while the former president is not being charged for the affair, he is being charged for something that benefits his campaign and essentially hiding that. that is why the te
by david pecker, by the paper, and in other words, they are not relying on them. also making it clear this is about the campaign, nothing else. >> so tim, pecker agreed the story about astar, and it was gold. it could have been taken to the bank. what is the significant of this ? and what is the extent of the sacrifice that pecker was making to help trump? >> he was making a big financial sacrifice, alex. it certainly would be better if it has a screaming headline about the...
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a key witness for the prosecution, former tabloid boss david pecker, testified his publishing company was part of the catch and kill scheme and agreed to buy potentially damaging stories with ono intention of ever -- with no intention of ever running them. but trump's attorneys took aim at pecker's credibility, exposing while he said under oath trump had thanked him for killing stories, pecker had told the fbi that trump didn't thank him. one legal expert tells fox pecker 's testimony shows how weak manhattan d.a. alvin bragg's case is. >> -- pecker helped trump more than hurt him, testifying his "national enquirer" buried stories all the time for a whole host of celebrities, so this wasn't just donald trump. and, you know, killing a story, that's not a crime. finish. >> reporter: trump has pleaded not guilty to the 34 felony charges against him. prosecutors allege trump hid damaging information from voters and then falsified business records to conceal the hush money payments. outside of new york trump faces other legal hurdles including federal charges that he conspired to overturn
a key witness for the prosecution, former tabloid boss david pecker, testified his publishing company was part of the catch and kill scheme and agreed to buy potentially damaging stories with ono intention of ever -- with no intention of ever running them. but trump's attorneys took aim at pecker's credibility, exposing while he said under oath trump had thanked him for killing stories, pecker had told the fbi that trump didn't thank him. one legal expert tells fox pecker 's testimony shows how...
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david pecker . correct. court cannot be back in session until tuesday but the breakdown is happening right now. running me is joyce vance and hugo lowell. we were in new york at the same time for this title. david credibility. he was saying donald trump, he considered to be his mentor. yet, to his credit, even on cross examination by the defense attorney for donald trump, david pecker stood his ground. he held the line and said this was all to help influence the outcome by benefiting donald trump's campaign. >> "the national enquirer" wanted to protect this trump and this came through all through the testimony. it was extremely significant because trump was hoping or trumps lawyers were hoping to a certain extent they would be able to suggest that he was disgruntled, that they hadn't been friends for some time. they didn't have close connections anymore. but, with david pecker going on the stand and say i find as a mentor and i like his business deals and consider him a good guy as far as he was concerned, i
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everybody thought that david pecker was going to be maybe on and off, an hour, introduce a few documents. he's turned out to be two days and frankly, what's fascinating, molly, is the defense turned him, i think, into a trump witness, a pro-trump witness. they frankly cross examined him and he came out with some good things about trump and demonstrated there were other people that did the same thing. and my question always is, why aren't they being prosecuted in the same way trump is. >> what do you mean by that. who are the people you would highlight when you mention that? >> there was tiger woods and other celebrities. he indicated there were these non-disclosure agreements, they would purchase a story and sometimes they would run them and sometimes they wouldn't, and so, i'm left with the conclusion that it's only president trump who is now being prosecuted for what i would argue are mickey mouse charges. >> we're talking about here, the catch and kill, that's what we're getting the window into here, how catch and kill works, how broadly it was used. the sort of pay by play journalism
everybody thought that david pecker was going to be maybe on and off, an hour, introduce a few documents. he's turned out to be two days and frankly, what's fascinating, molly, is the defense turned him, i think, into a trump witness, a pro-trump witness. they frankly cross examined him and he came out with some good things about trump and demonstrated there were other people that did the same thing. and my question always is, why aren't they being prosecuted in the same way trump is. >>...
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and now, ex-media mogul, david pecker, testified for days for his alleged hush money payments to former playmate mcdougall and stormy daniels who both claimed to have sexual relations with trump, something that trump denies. exposing that pecker testified that trump thanked him for concealing stories, in 2018, the fbi told them that trump didn't thank him. and ronna graph took the stand on friday. she testified she vaguely remembers seeing daniels at trump tower once. and when the court resumes on tuesday, bank executive gary farrow will return to the stand. on friday he testified that michael cohen, trump's ex-fixer wired $130,000 in hush money to stormy daniels right before election day. meanwhile, few people think that trump is treated the same as other criminal defendants here in new york. a new cnn poll finds that 34% say trump is being treated more leniently. another 34% say no, more harshly. now, trump faces a slew of legal troubles outside of new york city, including federal charges that he conspired to overturn the 2020 election. trump has claimed presidential immunity, somethi
and now, ex-media mogul, david pecker, testified for days for his alleged hush money payments to former playmate mcdougall and stormy daniels who both claimed to have sexual relations with trump, something that trump denies. exposing that pecker testified that trump thanked him for concealing stories, in 2018, the fbi told them that trump didn't thank him. and ronna graph took the stand on friday. she testified she vaguely remembers seeing daniels at trump tower once. and when the court resumes...
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david pecker, over the course of four days he testified about crucial 2015 meeting between himself, trump and trump's then personal lawyer michael cohen. prosecutors allege that it was at that meeting that the trio hashed out a plan to help trump's political chances by suppressing potentially scandalous stories about him. that strategy came to be known as catch and kill. now it may not seem like there are any similarities between trump's criminal trial in new york and the fake elector scheme but for one thing both involve the falsification of documents or records. on top of that both cases allege the former president worked with others in addition to a crime. 16 people in michigan were charged with felonies last year for their roles in the fake elector effort. six others in nevada have been similarly charged. in georgia last summer the fulton county district attorney pressed racketeering charges against trump and 18 others. that is a charge that is typically used to take down organized crime. four of those defendants have since reached plea agreements with prosecutors. fulton county is th
david pecker, over the course of four days he testified about crucial 2015 meeting between himself, trump and trump's then personal lawyer michael cohen. prosecutors allege that it was at that meeting that the trio hashed out a plan to help trump's political chances by suppressing potentially scandalous stories about him. that strategy came to be known as catch and kill. now it may not seem like there are any similarities between trump's criminal trial in new york and the fake elector scheme...
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trump denies both affairs, but this week david pecker testified he paid mcdougal's $150,000 to keep quiet in the midst of the election. pecker told them about a thank you dinner trump hosted for him at the white house. it's your dinner, pecker said. as the two walked out, he said president trump asked, how is karen doing? the defense suggested buying and burying salacious stories was standard operating procedure. pecker conceded "the national enquirer" made hundreds of thousands of nondisclosure agreements but when prosecutors asked, on how many of those had you coordinated with a presidential candidate for the benefit of a campaign, he replied, it's the only one. aaron katersky, abc news, new york. >> whit: aaron katersky, thank you. >>> now to the final defendant who has been sentenced in the death of elijah mcclain in aurora, colorado. former emt jeremy cooper receiving four years probation for criminally negligent homicide. mcclain was confronted by three police officers while walking home in 2019, thrown to the ground, placed in a chokehold, and injected with an excessive amount of k
trump denies both affairs, but this week david pecker testified he paid mcdougal's $150,000 to keep quiet in the midst of the election. pecker told them about a thank you dinner trump hosted for him at the white house. it's your dinner, pecker said. as the two walked out, he said president trump asked, how is karen doing? the defense suggested buying and burying salacious stories was standard operating procedure. pecker conceded "the national enquirer" made hundreds of thousands of...
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jonah, i got to say i was surprised at how much the prosecution got out of its first witness, david pecker, and especially the fact that he said, look, when when he was worried about these women, it was all about the campaign. >> it wasn't about trying to protect his family. melannie wonka me about i mean, that that's an important point because that's what the contention is that paying the soft was a campaign issue. it wasn't a personal issue. >> yeah. >> just on the strictly legal part of it it's not illegal to pay off somebody to keep quiet during a credit is illegal to call it a business expense, right? right. so it's a misdemeanor to call it a business to falsely call it a business expense, and it's a misdemeanor under federal election law, and you what brian's going 22 and misdemeanors together to get 34 felony is i don't think that math works legally, regardless. i don't think this is particularly great for trump it it does take time out of campaigning. it's gotta be a wet blanket on fundraising no, actually, it's rising a lot of money yeah. i mean, about like bigger donors and all t
jonah, i got to say i was surprised at how much the prosecution got out of its first witness, david pecker, and especially the fact that he said, look, when when he was worried about these women, it was all about the campaign. >> it wasn't about trying to protect his family. melannie wonka me about i mean, that that's an important point because that's what the contention is that paying the soft was a campaign issue. it wasn't a personal issue. >> yeah. >> just on the strictly...
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now, again, the defense team tried to poke holes in the kid about of ex-media mogul david pecker. pecker, one of the the prosecution's key witnesses, wrapped up four days of testimony this week. pecker said his company paid $150,000 to silence former or playboy playmate karen mcdougal to keep her if saying she had an affair with trump, something trump denies. trump's longtime executive assistant also took the stand on friday as the state tries to prove trump was behind another scheme, this one to silence adult film star stormy daniels who claim claims she also had a tex yule -- sexual encounter with trump. graph said she vaguely remembers seeing daniels at trump tower long before the 2016 election. trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony charges against him and cons to call this case politically motivated. if. >> and we sit here day after day after day, which is their plan, because they think they might be able to eke out an election, but i doubt it because the poll numbers are very good for us. >> reporter: when court resumes on tuesday, bank executive gary farrow will return t
now, again, the defense team tried to poke holes in the kid about of ex-media mogul david pecker. pecker, one of the the prosecution's key witnesses, wrapped up four days of testimony this week. pecker said his company paid $150,000 to silence former or playboy playmate karen mcdougal to keep her if saying she had an affair with trump, something trump denies. trump's longtime executive assistant also took the stand on friday as the state tries to prove trump was behind another scheme, this one...
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. >>> david pecker, the former publisher of the "national enquirer" was back on the stand for a third day on friday in former president donald trump criminal trial in new york. after the testimony was over, the prosecution called rona gaff and a business owner. legal experts say it could be a big ask to get all jurors to agree that the payments entered feared with the election. >> i personally think they have an uphill battle. they would have the jurors believe that simply an agreement to influence the election with this catch and kill practice is in and of itself illegal but it's not. they have to go the extra step of proving the federal campaign finance law violation. after trump left the courtroom, he invited president joe biden to a debate. the trial to resume with more testimony on tuesday. >>> victims of sexual assault are speaking out after harvey weinstein had a 2020 rape conviction overturned. the new york criminal court of appeals determined weinstein did not get a fair trial because of irrelevant testimony. she testified that weinstein assaulted her in the case. she called
. >>> david pecker, the former publisher of the "national enquirer" was back on the stand for a third day on friday in former president donald trump criminal trial in new york. after the testimony was over, the prosecution called rona gaff and a business owner. legal experts say it could be a big ask to get all jurors to agree that the payments entered feared with the election. >> i personally think they have an uphill battle. they would have the jurors believe that...
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over the course of four days, david pecker testified about a crucial meeting between himself, trump, and trumps the personal and fixer michael cohen. prosecutors allege it was at that meeting that the trio hashed out a plan to help donald trump's political chances by suppressing potentially scandalous stories about him. the strategy came to be known as "catch and kill." catch a story and kill it. it may not seem like there are any similarities between trumps trial in new york and that the collectors scheme about, for one thing, both of them involve the falsification of documents and records. both cases alleged the former president worked with others ind furtherance of a crime. in addition to the 18 people charged in arizona this week, as i mentioned, 16 people in michigan were charged with felonies last year for their roles in the fake elector effort in that state. six others in nevada have been charged and in georgia last summer, the fulton county district attorney rest racketeering charges against trump and 18 others, a charge typically used to take down organized crime. four of th
over the course of four days, david pecker testified about a crucial meeting between himself, trump, and trumps the personal and fixer michael cohen. prosecutors allege it was at that meeting that the trio hashed out a plan to help donald trump's political chances by suppressing potentially scandalous stories about him. the strategy came to be known as "catch and kill." catch a story and kill it. it may not seem like there are any similarities between trumps trial in new york and that...
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over four days of testimony, the former national enquirer executive david pecker told the jury not just how deeply involved trump's team was to use the supermarket tabloids to fuel his 2016 campaign, but how celebrities and politicians generally try to buy, trade, or believe their way out of scandalous stories. the top story for scott rich who posted on facebook, it was just revealed how detached from reality the supreme court has become. several grand juries have found enough evidence to charge him, referring to former president donald trump, with crimes, but the court sounded ready to twist the law again. that is referencing the supreme court oral arguments around trump immunity. here is a portion of trump's attorney delivering opening arguments in the immunity claim case before the supreme court on thursday. [video clip] >> mr. chief justice, and may it please the court, without immunity from presidential prosecution there can be no presidency as we know it. for 234 years of american history, no president was ever prosecuted for his official acts. the framers of our constitution view
over four days of testimony, the former national enquirer executive david pecker told the jury not just how deeply involved trump's team was to use the supermarket tabloids to fuel his 2016 campaign, but how celebrities and politicians generally try to buy, trade, or believe their way out of scandalous stories. the top story for scott rich who posted on facebook, it was just revealed how detached from reality the supreme court has become. several grand juries have found enough evidence to...
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news gold for david pecker because that was his stock in trade. they were trying to portray that this was just more of that and in the opening statements, donald trump's lawyers actually said that they tried to -- trying to influence -- is democracy. that's what people try and do. what was different about this and what the government lawyers were showing is that during the election, the arrangements that were reach and karen google who is the playmate that donald trump had a relationship with, nine months or a year, these payments that went to karen make google and others were larger than usual. the national enquirer national -- have a limit of $10,000. these went well over that. in the case of karen mcdougal, they had a contract with her and that was according to david pecker solely to keep her story off the market but she did in signing that get other things with the agreement. she got, you know, she would have a column, she would get on the cover of a magazine. david pecker said that was all window dressing for the payment to keep her quiet but
news gold for david pecker because that was his stock in trade. they were trying to portray that this was just more of that and in the opening statements, donald trump's lawyers actually said that they tried to -- trying to influence -- is democracy. that's what people try and do. what was different about this and what the government lawyers were showing is that during the election, the arrangements that were reach and karen google who is the playmate that donald trump had a relationship with,...
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will: and it's new york versus trump returning on tuesday after ex-tabloid publisher david pecker claimed he never if used the term catch and kill with the former president. carley: plus, more americans say they're being shamed into tipping even for coffees and self-service kiosks. we have your responses on tip-flation. the final hour of "fox & friends" weekend starts right now. will: to a fox weather alert. right now 55 million americans r alert one day after massive tornadoes tore across america's heartland. carley: at least 59 twist thers in texas, kansas, oklahoma, iowa and the hardest hit state has been nebraska. pete: fox weather's nicole valdes is in ilkhorn -- elkhorn, nebraska, with more. >> reporter: good morning. look, it's a sad day here where there are dozens of homes without a wall standing like the one you see behind me. check it out. i mean, this is so sad to see. actually, a newer home just it should a few months ago now ripped to shreds by the sheer force of a monster tornado that has now devastated dozens of families across the state of nebraska. neighbors here just now
will: and it's new york versus trump returning on tuesday after ex-tabloid publisher david pecker claimed he never if used the term catch and kill with the former president. carley: plus, more americans say they're being shamed into tipping even for coffees and self-service kiosks. we have your responses on tip-flation. the final hour of "fox & friends" weekend starts right now. will: to a fox weather alert. right now 55 million americans r alert one day after massive tornadoes...