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Newspaper chief was Donald Trump's 'eyes and ears' and 'killed unfavourable stories about him', court hears

The National Enquirer paid individuals for stories of Trump's sexual misbehavior but never published them, referred to as "catch and kill," as revealed by Pecker's testimony.
Following a 2015 meeting with Trump, where positive stories were promised, the Enquirer decided to bury unfavorable stories to support Trump's candidacy, per Pecker's testimony.
Pecker admitted the Enquirer paid Karen McDougal and Dino Sajudin for stories about Trump, which prosecutors claim helped deceive voters during the 2016 election.

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The Independent

Tabloid boss David Pecker lifts curtain on ‘catch and kill’ scheme with Trump

Tabloid boss David Pecker lifts curtain on mutually beneficial scheme to boost Trump: ‘I was the eyes and ears’

10 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

In Trump hush money trial, tabloid publisher testifies he helped candidacy

The first witness in Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial, former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, testified on Tuesday that he used his supermarket tabloid to suppress stories that might have hurt Trump's 2016 presidential bid.

10 days ago·United Kingdom

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CBC News

National Enquirer publisher testifies he used tabloid to suppress unfavourable Trump stories

10 days ago·Canada

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NDTV

In Trump Hush Money Trial, First Witness Testifies He Helped Candidacy

The first witness in Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial, National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, testified on Tuesday that he had a "highly confidential" agreement to use his supermarket tabloid to help Trump's 2016 presidential bid. Pecker, 72, testified in a New York court that at a meeting in August 2015 he told Trump the Enquirer would publish favourable stories about the billionaire candidate and keep an eye out for women selling st…

10 days ago·New Delhi, India

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Associated Press News

Tabloid publisher says he pledged to be Trump campaign's 'eyes and ears' during 2016 race

A veteran tabloid publisher has testified that he pledged to be Donald Trump’s “eyes and ears” during his 2016 presidential campaign, recounting for a jury how he promised the then-candidate

10 days ago·United States

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Irish Independent

Publisher tells Donald Trump hush-money trial he used tabloid to suppress unfavourable stories about ex-president

The first witness in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial, former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, testified yesterday that he used his supermarket tabloid to suppress stories that might have hurt Mr Trump’s 2016 presidential bid.

10 days ago·Ireland

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