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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? >> reporter: pecker also testifying today about a payment his company did make to former "playboy" model karen mcdougal to keep her alleged affair with mr. trump quiet.
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...
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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 stories about his opponents." the prosecution then showing the jury a series of glowing headlines about then candidate trump and derogatory ones making baseless claims about mr. trump's republican opponents, including ted cruz. pecker admitting today "the enquirer" made up a story linking cruz's father to the man who assassinated jfk. pecker also testifying his company paid a doorman $30,000 for a completely untrue story about mr. trump fathering a child with his housekeeper so the doorman couldn't take the story elsewhere, trying to save mr. trump and the campaign the potential embarrassment. the day began with the judge taking the defense team to task over mr. trump's posts on social media t
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 stories about his opponents." the prosecution then showing the jury a series of glowing headlines about then candidate trump and derogatory ones...
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and david pecker said about donald trump i would describe mr. trump as very knowledgeable, i would describe him as a very detailed oriented and also micromanaging, looking at all aspects of whatever the issue was, clearly the prosecution was trying to set up that donald trump was involved in this catch and kill scheme that's going to be pa part of what this case is all about. >> rehema, thank you. katie, you've been inside courtrooms like this. what rehema just described where the judge admonished trump's attorney. is that going to taint the rest of this proceeding potentially? >> it absolutely cold. public admonishment by a court to an attorney can have significant implications and even though this was outside the presence of the jury it could impact the way the court views objections and any motion requests. it's highly significant and in order to avoid any severe consequences to his own client he'll have to rebuild throughout this trial. >> how might pecker's testimony impact how this moves forward. >> the prosecution starting off with pecker
and david pecker said about donald trump i would describe mr. trump as very knowledgeable, i would describe him as a very detailed oriented and also micromanaging, looking at all aspects of whatever the issue was, clearly the prosecution was trying to set up that donald trump was involved in this catch and kill scheme that's going to be pa part of what this case is all about. >> rehema, thank you. katie, you've been inside courtrooms like this. what rehema just described where the judge...
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pecker and mr. trump and mr. cohen who decided to take and buy the stories to make sure other people couldn't publicize them. mr. trump doesn't deny that meeting happened. he can't. but he is going to deny there was anything illegal about it, craig. >> laura jarrett for us there at the courthouse. laura, thank you. let's bring in senior washington correspondent hallie jackson and nbc news legal analyst danny cevallos. we will hear from danny pecker but the aforementioned michael cohen, the president's former fixer, a man who wrote a book called "revenge" about his former boss. he is also a convicted felon. >> much has been made of his lack of credibility and he has that problem, but prosecutors routinely use cooperating witnesses with much worse character issues than michael cohen. you will have trials and i have had these where the cooperating witness comes in in shackles and prison gear. the point is prosecutors often go to other bad guys to get testimony against the defendant bad guy that they want to convict.
pecker and mr. trump and mr. cohen who decided to take and buy the stories to make sure other people couldn't publicize them. mr. trump doesn't deny that meeting happened. he can't. but he is going to deny there was anything illegal about it, craig. >> laura jarrett for us there at the courthouse. laura, thank you. let's bring in senior washington correspondent hallie jackson and nbc news legal analyst danny cevallos. we will hear from danny pecker but the aforementioned michael cohen,...
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now cross examination will continue today, and the defense team, they have been challenging pecker's credibility and his memory. richard? >> brie, thank you so much for that. >>> new this morning, more arrests on college campuses to tell you about. overnight, protesters were taken into custody at ohio state university. according to the columbus dispatch, hundreds gathered for a peaceful demonstration against the civilian death toll in gaza. they report that more than one dozen people were arrested. a university spokesperson confirming to nbc news that people who refused to leave after multiple warnings were charged with trespassing. this is just one example of a growing movement at colleges across the country. pro-palestinian protests are being held at more than 40 campuses in the u.s. and canada. the university of southern california now canceling this year's main commencement ceremony, which is usually attended by about 65,000 people. the university says it would take too long to process thousands of guests with a new security measure put in place because of the protests. >>> a sho
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trump had with former national enquirer publisher david pecker. pecker faced cross-examination today, and he testified about a scheme that he says he developed with trump to suppress negative news stories about trump when he was a candidate in 2016, and then keep them hidden during the presidency, leading us off this hour, nbc news correspondent rehema ellis outside the courthouse in lower manhattan. rehema, i know this is just starting. why do we think the prosecution called graf and what might they ask her going on to this just within the last hour? well, graf, you might say, might be described as the gatekeeper for donald trump. she was with him, as you point out, for 34 years. she retired only in 2021. right now, her legal representatives are being paid for by the trump organization. these are two lawyers who are still on the trump team. and in addition, she said she sat right outside his office on the 27th floor on fifth avenue. she also said that she was the one who would take care of emails and contact lists, and in particular, now two name
trump had with former national enquirer publisher david pecker. pecker faced cross-examination today, and he testified about a scheme that he says he developed with trump to suppress negative news stories about trump when he was a candidate in 2016, and then keep them hidden during the presidency, leading us off this hour, nbc news correspondent rehema ellis outside the courthouse in lower manhattan. rehema, i know this is just starting. why do we think the prosecution called graf and what...
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the ex-national inquirer publisher david pecker testified he worked with mr. trump's then-lawyer michael cohen to bury stories that could have damaged the 2016 trump campaign, including those involving alleged affairs and to, quote, embellish negative stories about mr. trump's political rivals. pecker testified the arrangement stemmed from a 2015 trump tower meeting with cohen and the former president. the case centers on allegations that mr. trump colluded to illegally influence the 2016 election and falsify business records to cover up an alleged affair, all accusations he denies. >> what's going on is a disgrace. >> reporter: the day started with a contentious hearing over whether mr. trump violated the judge's gag order, barring him from publicly attacking witnesses and jurors, something prosecutors say he's done repeatedly, citing his comments about cohen right outside the courtroom. >> he got caught lying, pure lying. >> reporter: the trump legal team arguing the former president is defending himself as a presidential candidate, not a criminal defendant.
the ex-national inquirer publisher david pecker testified he worked with mr. trump's then-lawyer michael cohen to bury stories that could have damaged the 2016 trump campaign, including those involving alleged affairs and to, quote, embellish negative stories about mr. trump's political rivals. pecker testified the arrangement stemmed from a 2015 trump tower meeting with cohen and the former president. the case centers on allegations that mr. trump colluded to illegally influence the 2016...
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a former publisher for the national enquirer, david pecker, testified that trump tried to buy negative stories to hide them from the public. pecker said he advised trump's attorney to pay stormy daniels hundreds of thousands of dollars to keep quiet about an affair with mr. trump. cross-examination will begin tomorrow, prosecutor also raised concerns today that trump violated a gag order by posting on social media about witnesses, and that will be decided in a hearing next week, an appeals court in new york overturned the rape conviction of disgraced hollywood producer harvey weinstein back in 2020, weinstein was convicted of rape and sexual abuse, and today, the new york court of appeals overturned that in a court of seven judges, four voted yes to overturn the judge's essentially said weinstein did not receive a fair trial and that the judge in the original case should not have let women who weren't a part of the case say that weinstein had assaulted them. the manhattan da's office says it intends to retry weinstein, but this new ruling does not mean he will be set free. he has also
a former publisher for the national enquirer, david pecker, testified that trump tried to buy negative stories to hide them from the public. pecker said he advised trump's attorney to pay stormy daniels hundreds of thousands of dollars to keep quiet about an affair with mr. trump. cross-examination will begin tomorrow, prosecutor also raised concerns today that trump violated a gag order by posting on social media about witnesses, and that will be decided in a hearing next week, an appeals...
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pecker testifying that while in the white house, mr. trump asked him about mcdougal, saying, quote, how's our girl, to which pecker replayed, she was quiet. >> listening to the argument yesterday, the justices of every ideological stripe didn't see all that interested or persuaded by what trump is arguing in his particular case, that he should be totally immune. >> that's right. but they're very concerned about what their ruling here means for the future. >> yeah. they're worried the political rivaling will keep coming after each other. they think there should be some limited immunity. the question is who will draw those lines? how will you decide that? the reality is it means the case is likely headed back down to the trial court. that's a win for him strategically because it means a delay and it cannot possibly go to trial before november. >> in essence, it's a win if this goes after the election for those hoping that somehow a criminal conviction might affect his political fortunes. >> yes. he wins the long-term war, which is to dela
pecker testifying that while in the white house, mr. trump asked him about mcdougal, saying, quote, how's our girl, to which pecker replayed, she was quiet. >> listening to the argument yesterday, the justices of every ideological stripe didn't see all that interested or persuaded by what trump is arguing in his particular case, that he should be totally immune. >> that's right. but they're very concerned about what their ruling here means for the future. >> yeah. they're...
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it was a wild week in court as jurors listened to david pecker's catch and kill scheme he concocted with donald trump and michael cohen. the first week wrapped up testimony with the former executive assistant of years and michael cohen. the prosecution closed out the first week of testimony on friday, but offering the jury a peek inside the inner workings of the trump organization are from one of the people who knows the former president best. the state calling rhona graff, the long-time executive safety ant. contacts were saved for stormy. prosecutors say both women were shopping stories of sex with mr. trump ahead of the election and counters he denies. at the heart of the case, 130,000 payment michael cohen made to daniels. and how that payment was disguysed. graff testifying she no longer works for the organization, but they are they are paying for her bills. also hearing from gary farro. the day began the former publisher of the national enquirer. a key witness for prosecutors. testifying at length how he it silenced people who could have hurt mr. trump's election chances. mr. trump
it was a wild week in court as jurors listened to david pecker's catch and kill scheme he concocted with donald trump and michael cohen. the first week wrapped up testimony with the former executive assistant of years and michael cohen. the prosecution closed out the first week of testimony on friday, but offering the jury a peek inside the inner workings of the trump organization are from one of the people who knows the former president best. the state calling rhona graff, the long-time...
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pecker isn't finished. he is going to be cross examined, so we haven't heard the end of what he is going to say. >>> let's turn to the battle over abortion. it's another potential blockbuster case concerning reproductive rights raising the legal stakes heading into the election. hallie jackson is right outside the courtroom now with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: hey there, hoda. good morning to you. later on this morning, the court is set to hear arguments in a case that is seen as a challenge to one of the strictest abortion laws in the country, all of it coming across the backdrop of a presidential election where the political stakes are enormous. a new flash point this morning in the battle over abortion rights with the supreme court set to hear arguments in a potential blockbuster case. the question whether a federal law guaranteeing emergency care for patients overrides an idaho law banning most abortions with exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother. biden says that federal law
pecker isn't finished. he is going to be cross examined, so we haven't heard the end of what he is going to say. >>> let's turn to the battle over abortion. it's another potential blockbuster case concerning reproductive rights raising the legal stakes heading into the election. hallie jackson is right outside the courtroom now with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: hey there, hoda. good morning to you. later on this morning, the court is set to hear arguments in a case that...
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the first witness today, david pecker, was then called to the stand. he is a friend or former friend of the president. the publisher of "the national enquirer" who helped trump bury two stories of an affair. one with a playboy model and the other with stormy daniels. the prosecution appears to be showing the jury how desperate trump was to hide alleged disloyalty to his wife from voters. now, will trump testify in his own defense? he says he will. here's george washington law school's steven salzburg. >> if he takes the stand, he'll be very hard to control, both by any lawyer and certainly by the judge, and it gives him yet another forum to speak to his base. so if he decides that speaking to the base is going to be more important because the odds of getting conviction are already high, he might take the stand and basically then, if he does, have a further complaint that there isn't justice to be had in new york. >> reporter: and, if he does, well, that opens the opportunity for the prosecution to cross-examine him. the judge said they can use examples
the first witness today, david pecker, was then called to the stand. he is a friend or former friend of the president. the publisher of "the national enquirer" who helped trump bury two stories of an affair. one with a playboy model and the other with stormy daniels. the prosecution appears to be showing the jury how desperate trump was to hide alleged disloyalty to his wife from voters. now, will trump testify in his own defense? he says he will. here's george washington law school's...
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we are expecting to hear more testimony from david pecker, the former publisher of the national inquirer. > anti-war protests continue to rock college campuses across the country. 93 protesters were arrested in southern california after they refused police commands to disperse. several faculty members at u.t. austin say they will not teach today because of the school's quote, militarized response to a school event. a letter to university leadership condemned police violence against student protesters. a u.t. spokesperson declined to comment. and house speaker mike johnson was booed by students when he visited columbia university. >> i'm here today, joining my colleagues, and calling on president shafik to resign if she cannot immediately bring order to this chaos. >> johnson made the remarks after meeting with jewish students who say the protests are making them feel unsafe on campus. >>> hamas in gaza has released ha via video of an american-israeli hostage, hersh goldberg was abducted on october 7 and seriously injured. his parents are urging a cease-fire deal with hamas. what have we
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we expect to hear more from david pecker. >>> anti-war protests continue to rock college campuses across the country. 93 people were arrested at the university of southern california after they refused police commands to disperse. the pro-palestinian demonstrations were marred by vandalism. and at ut austin several faculty have said they will not teach today due to the militarized response to a school event. a ut spokesperson refused to comment. >>> and house speaker mike johnson was booed by students when he visited columbia university. >> i'm here today joining my colleagues in calling on president shafik to resign if she cannot immediately bring order to this chaos. >> johnson made the remarks after meeting with jewish students who say the protests are making them feel unsafe on campus. >>> hamas in gaza has released a video of an american israeli hostage speaking directly to the camera. hersh goldberg-polin was abducted and seriously injured on october 7th. his parents are now urging the netanyahu government to reach a cease-fire and prisoner exchange deal with hamas. for more on thi
we expect to hear more from david pecker. >>> anti-war protests continue to rock college campuses across the country. 93 people were arrested at the university of southern california after they refused police commands to disperse. the pro-palestinian demonstrations were marred by vandalism. and at ut austin several faculty have said they will not teach today due to the militarized response to a school event. a ut spokesperson refused to comment. >>> and house speaker mike...
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>> forget michael cohen, i think that david pecker is the people's star witness. we're only one witness in and he's not even halfway completed his testimony, but the government must have known he would be good, they started out with a bang. he's talking about a subject matter that people find fascinating. the underbelly of paycheck -- or excuse me, checkbook journalism. everybody is interested in hearing that. i know i am. he's somebody who knew trump personally and he has less credibility issues than michael cohen. he's a compelling witness and a good one for the people. i'm sitting here wondering, what are they even going to cross-examination him on? >> we shall see. danny, thank you very much. >>> 7:15. craig joins the table with some video just released of a hostage that seems to be in better health. >> just released. hoda, savannah, good morning. good morning to you as well. >>> the last time his family saw american hostage hersh goldberg polin, he was badly injured. he was being captured during the october 7th attack. well now, now more than six months later
>> forget michael cohen, i think that david pecker is the people's star witness. we're only one witness in and he's not even halfway completed his testimony, but the government must have known he would be good, they started out with a bang. he's talking about a subject matter that people find fascinating. the underbelly of paycheck -- or excuse me, checkbook journalism. everybody is interested in hearing that. i know i am. he's somebody who knew trump personally and he has less...
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. >> reporter: david pecker, former publisher could be called as a witness. other witnesses include stormy daniels, michael cohen, karen mcdougal, an ex-playboy model. hope hicks, and possibly mr. trump himself. >> are you going to testify? >> yes. >> reporter: the prosecution will make its case to a jury of seven men and five women, along with six alternates, alleging this is a matter of election interference. mr. trump has pled not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records related to $130,000 payment made to stormy daniels. prosecutors say it was made to keep her quiet about an alleged sexual encounter. the payment allegedly happened after his "access hollywood" tape leaked during the 2006 campaign. the former president has denied allegations of the encounter with daniels and the payment. >> this is a giant witch hunt. >> reporter: mr. trump is required to be in court every weekday, except wednesday when court is not in session, limiting his ability to campaign. >> i'm supposed to be a lot of different places campaigning. but i've been here all day
. >> reporter: david pecker, former publisher could be called as a witness. other witnesses include stormy daniels, michael cohen, karen mcdougal, an ex-playboy model. hope hicks, and possibly mr. trump himself. >> are you going to testify? >> yes. >> reporter: the prosecution will make its case to a jury of seven men and five women, along with six alternates, alleging this is a matter of election interference. mr. trump has pled not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying...
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now, the first witness in this case may be this man, david pecker, the head of the national enquirer, who will give us an idea of trump's state of mind, wanting to hide affairs because he's expected to testify trump also paid off a different woman, a playboy model. we'll likely hear from hope hicks, one of president trump's closest aids. the actress herself stormy daniels, and his lawyer at the time, michael cohen, who actually made the payments. will trump testify in his own defense? here is george washington law school's steven saltsburg. >> if he takes the stand, he'll be hard to control by any lawyer or the judge and it gives him another forum to speak to his base. so if he decides that speaking to the base is going to be more important because the odds of getting a conviction are already high, he might take the stand and basically then, if he does, have a further complaint that there isn't justice to be had in new york. >> and this is not the only court case for trump this week. his lawyers will be in the u.s. supreme court later this week arguing presidential immunity, repeating
now, the first witness in this case may be this man, david pecker, the head of the national enquirer, who will give us an idea of trump's state of mind, wanting to hide affairs because he's expected to testify trump also paid off a different woman, a playboy model. we'll likely hear from hope hicks, one of president trump's closest aids. the actress herself stormy daniels, and his lawyer at the time, michael cohen, who actually made the payments. will trump testify in his own defense? here is...