National Enquirer publisher David Pecker says Trump called him in a fury and hung up after details of secret Karen McDougal deal became public just four days before the 2016 election [Video]

13:29 EDT 25 Apr 2024, updated 14:01 EDT 25 Apr 2024

The former publisher of the National Enquirer described in court Thursday how Donald Trump called him in a fury when details of a secret deal with Playboy model Karen McDougal became public just four days before the 2016 election.

David Pecker’s testimony revealed how an ‘agitated’ Trump, already facing questions about his treatment of women because of the ‘Access Hollywood’ tape, accused his company of leaking the information to the Wall Street Journal.

‘How could this happen? I thought you had this under control,’ Pecker says Trump asked him.

‘Either you or one of your people have leaked this story.’ 

Pecker, 72, is a key witness in the case against the former president.