The Donald Trump hush money trial in New York continued as David Pecker continued his testimony and was even cross-examined by the Trump defense team. Around the same time, however, the Supreme Court held a hearing about Trump’s immunity claims.
Pecker, the former publisher of the tabloid known as the National Enquirer, testified that he texted his then-editor-in-chief Dylan Howard. He testified that Howard told then-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen that Donald Trump should be paying Stormy Daniels.
“I spoke to [Cohen], all sorted. Now we move. No fingerprints. I’ll recap to you face to face,” the former Trump friend testified. “I’m not going to pay for this story. I’m not going to be involved with a pornstar … After paying out the doorman, after paying out McDougal, we’re not paying out any more money.”
According to The Guardian, Pecker added that Cohen was “upset, he said the boss would be furious with me” after emphasizing that he did not want to …