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"Do you know if anyone else besides Michael Cohen had any knowledge of this contract?" prosecutor Joshua Steinglass asked.
"Yes, I believe Donald Trump did," Pecker responded.
"Was your principal purpose to suppress the story to prevent it from influencing the election?" Steinglass asked.
"Yes," Pecker said.
"Were you aware that expenditures by corporations made for the purpose of influencing an election made in coordination with or at the request of a candidate or campaign were unlawful?" Steinglass asked.
Pecker said he was aware and confirmed that the Enquirer's parent company, AMI, never reported the payment to the Federal Election Commission.
"We purchased the story so it wouldn't be published by any other organization," Pecker said.
"Why did you not want it to be published by any other organization?" Steinglass asked.
"We didn't want the story to embarrass Mr. Trump or embarrass or hurt the campaign," Pecker said.
....a Pecker.
Not the oddly shaped one described by Stormy, his porn star paramour, the one he used to schtoink her. But rather his buddy Dave. Maybe former buddy?
One of the more uncomfortable things Dave testified to was his concern that catching and killing the Karen McDougal story might violate campaign finance law. He was so concerned he consulted a number of attorneys on the matter. When the prosecution asked him if after those conversations he concluded buying Karen's story would be a bad idea, he answered yes. Why?
Because in answer to a previous question..........."Were you aware that expenditures by a corporation made for the purpose of influencing an election at the request of a candidate are illegal?".......he similarly answered yes. Hmmmmmmmm.
Pecker says McDougal's story could have 'hurt the campaign'
See updates from the first two weeks of former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial in New York.abcnews.go.com
No wonder he didn't want Trump, through Cohen, to reimburse him for the cash paid to Karen. No wonder when it came time to pay Stormy he refused. Which set in motion the process of Cohen setting up an LLC to hide the payments to Daniels for which Trump reimbursed him. And subsequently the falsified financial documents Bragg has charged Don with creating.
As an aside, I can't help feeling a little bad for Karen. She seems to be remorseful for her part in an adulterous affair and genuinely duped in to thinking Don cared for her and not just her vajayjay.
Pecker said he had reason to be nervous about making the payment through AMI. He replied that the company had once bought a story from a woman with a story about Arnold Schwarzenegger while he was running for governor of California. She ended up going public anyway, and AMI was investigated by the authorities for potential campaign contribution violations, Pecker said.
While Pecker did not go into detail about the fallout from the Schwarzenegger story, he confirmed to prosecutors that AMI consulted with an election law attorney when they were considering paying McDougal for her story.
In the agreement AMI made with McDougal, the company included language that said she would be doing work for the company, writing a monthly column on ageing and fitness. The company wanted to make it seem like they had a “basis” for paying McDougal.
“I wanted the contract to be a record for the services that she was going to perform for American Media,” Pecker said.
The jury was shown records of the $150,000 payment, including an invoice from McDougal’s lawyer.
While AMI was on the verge of giving Cohen, and thus Trump, the rights to McDougal’s story for $125,000, Pecker said he ultimately backed out of the agreement after talking with lawyers. He would not say what they discussed, citing attorney-client privilege.
Cohen was “very, very angry, screaming basically” when the agreement was called off. He recalled Cohen saying, “I can’t believe it, I’m a lawyer, I’m your friend, I don’t understand why you’re concerned.” Ultimately, Cohen agreed to call off the agreement.
David Pecker says he bought McDougal story so it did not hurt Trump campaign
The opposite is true. A point Trump's attorney missed on his cross examination.
Peckers get jealous of other pecker's puzzy.....a Pecker.
Not the oddly shaped one described by Stormy, his porn star paramour, the one he used to schtoink her. But rather his buddy Dave. Maybe former buddy?
One of the more uncomfortable things Dave testified to was his concern that catching and killing the Karen McDougal story might violate campaign finance law. He was so concerned he consulted a number of attorneys on the matter. When the prosecution asked him if after those conversations he concluded buying Karen's story would be a bad idea, he answered yes. Why?
Because in answer to a previous question..........."Were you aware that expenditures by a corporation made for the purpose of influencing an election at the request of a candidate are illegal?".......he similarly answered yes. Hmmmmmmmm.
Pecker says McDougal's story could have 'hurt the campaign'
See updates from the first two weeks of former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial in New York.abcnews.go.com
No wonder he didn't want Trump, through Cohen, to reimburse him for the cash paid to Karen. No wonder when it came time to pay Stormy he refused. Which set in motion the process of Cohen setting up an LLC to hide the payments to Daniels for which Trump reimbursed him. And subsequently the falsified financial documents Bragg has charged Don with creating.
As an aside, I can't help feeling a little bad for Karen. She seems to be remorseful for her part in an adulterous affair and genuinely duped in to thinking Don cared for her and not just her vajayjay.
We damn sure knows he get screwed when it comes to buying puzzy, I get mine fer free.The left wing fantasy is that Trump is "done-in" but he is stronger than ever.
Being a billionaire certainly didn't have anything to do with that.I'm sure Trump has a fine penis. Look at all the beautiful women he has scored!
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"Catch-N-Kill is not illegal."
What about Putin's?I'm sure Trump has a fine penis. Look at all the beautiful women he has scored!
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I mean, the Steele dossier wasn't to influence an election. Oh, no, no, no! Heaven forfend!
Well, that depends.
As.....hold for it.....this criminal trial abundantly demonstrates.
No one is even claiming that -