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trump and described a key meeting in which he says he pledged to be donald trump's eyes and ears, ready to alert to negative stories that could appear about him during the 2016 presidential campaign. the prosecution hoping to prove it all leads to paying off a porn star and an illegal scheme to disguise the transaction through altered business records. once again tonight, here is laura jarrett. >> reporter: tonight, mr. trump's long-time friend david pecker, the former publisher of the "national enquirer" offering the jury a rare glimpse into the underworld of tabloid tactics, as the state seeks to prove the former president doctored his internal business records to cover up the payoff of an adult film actress just days before the 2016 election. >> mr. trump, what do you think of david pecker? >> reporter: pecker describing a meeting at trump tower in 2015 with mr. trump and his former fixer michael cohen, where pecker says he agreed to serve as the eyes and ears for rumors that could hurt mr. trump, adding, "what i would do is publish positive stories about trump and publish negative s
trump and described a key meeting in which he says he pledged to be donald trump's eyes and ears, ready to alert to negative stories that could appear about him during the 2016 presidential campaign. the prosecution hoping to prove it all leads to paying off a porn star and an illegal scheme to disguise the transaction through altered business records. once again tonight, here is laura jarrett. >> reporter: tonight, mr. trump's long-time friend david pecker, the former publisher of the...
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the prosecution in donald trump's hush money trial drew the sharp outlines of its case against the former president today, telling the manhattan jury mr. trump orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt. during a 40-minute opening statement a prosecutor told the panel hush money payments to porn star stormy daniels to assure her silence over an alleged affair and were illegally disguised as legal expenses were part of a planned long-running conspiracy to influence the 2016 election. in his opening statement a lawyer for mr. trump firing back saying there was nothing wrong with trying to influence an election. the prosecution putting on the stand as its first witness the former publisher of the "national enquirer," who the state says was central to an effort to quash negative stories about mr. trump during the 2016 presidential race. donald trump denies having had an affair with miss daniels and has pleaded not guilty to the criminal charges. laura jarrett was in the courthouse and has the latest. >> reporter: tonight prosecutors painting a stark portrait of former president trump in their
the prosecution in donald trump's hush money trial drew the sharp outlines of its case against the former president today, telling the manhattan jury mr. trump orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt. during a 40-minute opening statement a prosecutor told the panel hush money payments to porn star stormy daniels to assure her silence over an alleged affair and were illegally disguised as legal expenses were part of a planned long-running conspiracy to influence the 2016 election. in his...
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if anyone should buy it, pecker said, it should be donald trump and michael cohen, trump's former fixer. pecker says when he told cohen, quote, he was upset and responded that the boss, that's referring to trump, would be furious with me. pecker said today he believed mr. trump or his company had paid daniels until cohen told him in december of 2016 that he was the one who paid her. prosecutors are seeking to prove mr. trump doctored internal business records to cover up that payment. pecker also testified trump was aghast when he saw stormy daniels on "60 minutes." >> was it hush money to stay silent? >> yes. >> reporter: pecker says trump called him. he says we have an agreement with stormy daniels that she cannot mention my name. trump later denied knowledge of the arrangement. on cross-examination, mr. trump's lawyers challenging pecker's credibility and business practices. at a campaign event earlier in the day, mr. trump addressed the testimony of his long-time friend. >> david has been very nice. a nice guy. >> did you give the payment to stormy daniels before the 2020 election?
if anyone should buy it, pecker said, it should be donald trump and michael cohen, trump's former fixer. pecker says when he told cohen, quote, he was upset and responded that the boss, that's referring to trump, would be furious with me. pecker said today he believed mr. trump or his company had paid daniels until cohen told him in december of 2016 that he was the one who paid her. prosecutors are seeking to prove mr. trump doctored internal business records to cover up that payment. pecker...
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late today donald trump's executive assistant took the stand. here's laura jarrett. >> reporter: tonight, the prosecution closing out the first week of testimony by offering the jury a peek inside the inner workings of the trump organization from one of the people who knows the former president best. the state briefly calling ronna graff, her longtime assistant. she confirmed contacts were saved on the company's computer system for karen mcdougal and stormy, an apparent reference to stormy daniels. prosecutors say both women were shopping stories of sex with mr. trump ahead of the 2016 election, encounters he denies. >> are you nervous about stormy daniels' testimony? >> reporter: at the heart of the case, a $130,000 payment cohen made to daniels so she wouldn't go public and how prosecutors say that payment was disguised. but graff shed no light on that. graff testified even though she no longer works for the trump organization, the company is paying her legal bills. the jury also hearing from gary farro, who helped facilitate the payment from
late today donald trump's executive assistant took the stand. here's laura jarrett. >> reporter: tonight, the prosecution closing out the first week of testimony by offering the jury a peek inside the inner workings of the trump organization from one of the people who knows the former president best. the state briefly calling ronna graff, her longtime assistant. she confirmed contacts were saved on the company's computer system for karen mcdougal and stormy, an apparent reference to...