Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18596228 (281807ZMAR23) Notable: National Enquirer's former publisher testifies before grand jury investigating Trump's alleged payouts to Stormy Daniels
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National Enquirer's former publisher testifies before grand jury investigating Trump's alleged payouts to Stormy Daniels
Hannah NightingaleMar 28, 2023
In the weeks leading up to the 2016 election, David Pecker allegedly played a key role in connecting Daniels with attorney Michael Cohen.
The grand jury investigating alleged payments made by former President Donald Trump to porn star Stormy Daniels reconvened on Monday in Manhattan and heard testimony from key witness David Pecker.
Former CEO of American Media, Inc. and publisher of the tabloid The National Enquirer, was seen entering the building on Monday afternoon, where he testified before the panel, two sources told CBS News.
In the weeks leading up to the 2016 election, Pecker allegedly played a key role in connecting Daniels with attorney Michael Cohen, who later secured a non-disclosure agreement from the adult film star for $130,000.
Pecker was the CEO of American Media, Inc., the parent company of The National Enquirer, until 2020. According to the New York Times, this is thesecond time Pecker has appeared before the jury.
In 2018, American Media, Inc. admitted to paying a woman in 2016 who alleged that she had an affair with Trump "so as to prevent it from influencing the election," The US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York said, according to CBS News.
The office said the company "admitted that it made the $150,000 payment … in order to ensure that the woman did not publicize damaging allegations about the candidate."
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