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a second one, a woman named karen mcdougal who said she had an affair with john. they paid her to not tell about the story. there was the third one, stormy daniels. by this point, the inquirer was willing to make arrangements for her to be paid, to be quiet about that story. at that point they were not willing to put up additional money. michael cohen put up the money for that. the prosecutors explain this to the jury and then he says, prosecutor colangelo,, quote, cohen made the payment donald trump's direction benefit. he did it with the goal of influencing the outcome of the election. look, no politician wants bad press. the evidence at trial show it was not spinner communication strategy. it was a planned coordinated long-running conspiracy to influence the election, to help donald trump get elected through illegal expenditures. to silence people put something bad to say about his behavior using doctored corporate records and bank forms to conceal those payments along the way. it was election fraud pure and simple. we will never know if this conspiracy was the
a second one, a woman named karen mcdougal who said she had an affair with john. they paid her to not tell about the story. there was the third one, stormy daniels. by this point, the inquirer was willing to make arrangements for her to be paid, to be quiet about that story. at that point they were not willing to put up additional money. michael cohen put up the money for that. the prosecutors explain this to the jury and then he says, prosecutor colangelo,, quote, cohen made the payment donald...
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meaning how is karen mcdougal. david pecker said he told trump in response thing for going fine, that she was staying quiet. david pecker says trump asked about her again that summer when he invited david pecker to come to the white house. david pecker says trump asked him, "how is karen doing?" he says he told trump she's quiet, everything is going good. david pecker said that he finally had to put his foot down on any additional payments for trump because trump was not paying him back like he said he would , first for a doorman from a trump party, who made a wild claim about a supposed it trump love child, then for karen mcdougal. again, david pecker expected to be paid back by trump for that payment. trump did not pay him back. this is from a reporter's notes from the trial today. david pecker told his editor, "we already pay $30,000.00 to doorman. we paid $150,000 ever since two karen mcdougal. i am not a bank. we are not paying out any further disbursements . david pecker testified he ultimately suggested trum
meaning how is karen mcdougal. david pecker said he told trump in response thing for going fine, that she was staying quiet. david pecker says trump asked about her again that summer when he invited david pecker to come to the white house. david pecker says trump asked him, "how is karen doing?" he says he told trump she's quiet, everything is going good. david pecker said that he finally had to put his foot down on any additional payments for trump because trump was not paying him...
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so when he is back on this in on thursday, he will then begin to describe the karen mcdougal deal we got just the beginning of this today where they learned about her allegation of a romantic relationship with trump, and they're figuring out what to do with it. when he left us 20 today was that he was being called frequently by a by michael cohen who wanted to know where things stood. so that will pick up on thursday, understanding how this deal ended up being one of these caching kills were ami paid $150,000 start to go away and then shifting into the stormy daniels payment that is at the heart of this case. and what that transfer and how am i found out about it and how it ultimately led to michael cohen being the one to pay the $130,000 that then prosecutor peter say trump reimbursed in width so that we'll get to the key elements of this case when pecker is back on the stand on thursday. >> all right. kara scannell outside the courthouse in manhattan. thanks so much for joining us. sounded discuss is jeremy saland, a former prosecutor with manhattan district attorney, as well as tr
so when he is back on this in on thursday, he will then begin to describe the karen mcdougal deal we got just the beginning of this today where they learned about her allegation of a romantic relationship with trump, and they're figuring out what to do with it. when he left us 20 today was that he was being called frequently by a by michael cohen who wanted to know where things stood. so that will pick up on thursday, understanding how this deal ended up being one of these caching kills were...
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mcdougal to get up there potentially. >> i just remind everyone what karen mcdougal has said about her alleged affair with donald trump when i got what ham actually, there was a there was a real relationship there, there was real if they were real feelings between the two of us, not just myself, not just him. >> there was a rare relationship. there. were you in love with him? >> i want to and do you think he was in love with you? >> he was. yeah did don't trump ever say to you that he loved you all the time? i still me he loved me no. >> i don't maybe this is not a question, but is monitor angry are about stormy daniels or karen mcdougal? >> well, this is something i reported on back in the de for cnn and she's far more concerned, an emotional about karen mcdougal cool. because mostly of the things that she just said there to anderson cooper she was in her home, right? she don't jump took her to their their private personal home and he also according to karen mcdougal, said the elward's said that he loved are and that they loved each other. i think for millennia, john, that's far more
mcdougal to get up there potentially. >> i just remind everyone what karen mcdougal has said about her alleged affair with donald trump when i got what ham actually, there was a there was a real relationship there, there was real if they were real feelings between the two of us, not just myself, not just him. >> there was a rare relationship. there. were you in love with him? >> i want to and do you think he was in love with you? >> he was. yeah did don't trump ever say...
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stormy daniels, karen mcdougal, and this doorman who has this story of donald trump fathering a child unwed, which apparently isn't true. that's number one. number two, they're going to attack his opponents in the 2016 election, ted cruz, marco rubio, and number three, they're going to promote good stories. we're hearing now from david pecker at the end of trial today, he's going into this emails. he has two emails. a number of telephones. we're going to start hearing these communications, texts, emails. it's the documentation, the checks, all of that that will back him up, and as danny said, he could be as important a witness as michael cohen. >> so thank you for being here, you were in sdny. i'm going to bring our off the record conversation during the break online. the issue here is that michael cohen was prosecuted by the southern district of new york, where you used to work. but the southern district of new york could not prosecute trump at the time, he was a part of the conspiracy. he's named in the cohen indictment, right? >> individual one. >> individual one, but he was presid
stormy daniels, karen mcdougal, and this doorman who has this story of donald trump fathering a child unwed, which apparently isn't true. that's number one. number two, they're going to attack his opponents in the 2016 election, ted cruz, marco rubio, and number three, they're going to promote good stories. we're hearing now from david pecker at the end of trial today, he's going into this emails. he has two emails. a number of telephones. we're going to start hearing these communications,...
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that's karen mcdougal. let me show you some of karen mcdougal in her own words about how in her experience and her view, how connected she was to donald trump. >> as you enter a relationship, you start to think about where this is going to go and how you feel. how did you view it? how did you view the relationship? >> you know, going through it, when i look back where i was back then, i know it's wrong. i really sorry for that. i know it's the wrong thing to do. but back in those days -- sorry. >> it's okay. back there that day, i was a different girl. i had fun. i was in the playboy scene. i was just enjoying life as much as i could. when i got with him, there was a real relationship there. there were real feelings between the two of us, not just myself, not just him. there was a real relationship there. i kind of, out of sight, out of mind, with everything else. i did have a lot of guilt but i still continued. >> you believe that he had real feelings for you? >> of course he did. i know he did. >> he woul
that's karen mcdougal. let me show you some of karen mcdougal in her own words about how in her experience and her view, how connected she was to donald trump. >> as you enter a relationship, you start to think about where this is going to go and how you feel. how did you view it? how did you view the relationship? >> you know, going through it, when i look back where i was back then, i know it's wrong. i really sorry for that. i know it's the wrong thing to do. but back in those...
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did that apply to karen mcdougal as well? yes. did he ever say he was currently -- concerned about his family? no." lisa rubin was in the courtroom, today. we don't have a proper transcript yet so we are piecing this together. the way that we cut and paste that together, is that true to what it felt like in courtroom proceedings today? >> it was to what it felt like but there were also a number of other explosive moments and to my mind, the biggest thing was david admission that he understood the payment to karen mcdougal was an unlawful campaign contribution and he understood that in real time, not after the fact. how? his own entanglement with arnold schwarzenegger, who was then going to be running for governor of california. he had a catch and kill scheme of his own with arnold schwarzenegger, who had been on the cover of two magazines that david pecker was acquiring, 70 or 80 times. the owner of this magazines said before we close these deals, you have to talk to arnold. arnold said, i'm a big deal with these magazines and i w
did that apply to karen mcdougal as well? yes. did he ever say he was currently -- concerned about his family? no." lisa rubin was in the courtroom, today. we don't have a proper transcript yet so we are piecing this together. the way that we cut and paste that together, is that true to what it felt like in courtroom proceedings today? >> it was to what it felt like but there were also a number of other explosive moments and to my mind, the biggest thing was david admission that he...
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another from the former playboy model karen mcdougall about an alleged affair that donald trump denies before we even get to stormy daniels story his late a lot of groundwork for the jury. nada tawfik, thank you for that. for more i'm joined byjennifer kerns, republican strategist and conservative talk show host at all american radio. what do you make of what you heard today? i what do you make of what you heard toda ? ~ , . ., ., today? i think this charade continues _ today? i think this charade continues with _ today? i think this charade continues with that - today? i think this charade continues with that as - today? i think this charade continues with that as i - today? i think this charade | continues with that as i was listening to your correspondent i can't help but think about this reminds me of what bill clinton did in entering into a private business agreement over a personal relationship, allegedly with paula jones. and bill clinton was different and donald trump in this case in that he would actually be the sitting president of the united states. but the sitting president
another from the former playboy model karen mcdougall about an alleged affair that donald trump denies before we even get to stormy daniels story his late a lot of groundwork for the jury. nada tawfik, thank you for that. for more i'm joined byjennifer kerns, republican strategist and conservative talk show host at all american radio. what do you make of what you heard today? i what do you make of what you heard toda ? ~ , . ., ., today? i think this charade continues _ today? i think this...
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we paid $150,000 to karen mcdougal, i am not a bank. we're not epeeing out any further dispersements. pecker testified he ultimately suggested trump himself should be the one to pay for the third catch and kill payment on trump's behalf, the one for stormy daniels. that gets us to the most important part of david pecker's testimony, which is why trump was so concerned about keeping these negative stories about himself quiet. this is important because paying someone hush money, paying someone to not say a distasteful thing about you is not a crime. prosecutors are alleging that the hush money payments in this case were used to influence the election. they were an illegal contribution to trump's campaign, and then they say trump covered up the payments by creating false records to make them look like legal fees. again, from our reporters notes today, steinglass, prosecutor, did you ever have any intention of printing karen mcdougal's story about mr. trump. pecker, no we did not. steinglass, was your purpose to influence the election? >> y
we paid $150,000 to karen mcdougal, i am not a bank. we're not epeeing out any further dispersements. pecker testified he ultimately suggested trump himself should be the one to pay for the third catch and kill payment on trump's behalf, the one for stormy daniels. that gets us to the most important part of david pecker's testimony, which is why trump was so concerned about keeping these negative stories about himself quiet. this is important because paying someone hush money, paying someone to...
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the prosecution turned to the hush money payment to karen mcdougal, a model who says she had an affair with trump. pecker recalled during this time cohen instructed him to use the messaging app signal instead of regular phones because it's encrypted and messages would be destroyed. and the d.a. has evidence that trump knew, trump knew all about this. a recording by cohen discussing the macdougal payment through david pecker. >> court will resume on thursday with more testimony from david pecker. joining us now is joyce vance, former u.s. attorney, mia wylie, former civil attorney in new york, and hugo, covering washington and all things donald trump. joyce, i want to start with you. we've talked often about trying cases. when you have your case in chief, that primacy is how you do this. you start and end strong when it comes to the presentation of your witnesses. was it smart for the prosecution to start with david pecker thus far? >> well, it was smart, katie, and i am reminded that it was you who first said that you thought david pecker would be a great kickoff witness. i think that'
the prosecution turned to the hush money payment to karen mcdougal, a model who says she had an affair with trump. pecker recalled during this time cohen instructed him to use the messaging app signal instead of regular phones because it's encrypted and messages would be destroyed. and the d.a. has evidence that trump knew, trump knew all about this. a recording by cohen discussing the macdougal payment through david pecker. >> court will resume on thursday with more testimony from david...
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pecker, that your purpose in lob -- locking up the karen mcdougal story is to influence the election? that's trying to bring it back to the connection to the elections since during cross-examination he was certainly acknowledging he had a longstanding relationship with the tabloid and that there were years and years before the campaign when they were both promoting trump's interests and covering up embarrassing stories. >> the prosecution has to do everything that he can to bring it back to -- it makes this case a felony, that donald trump conspired to promote his election by unlawful means. if they allow the defense to create reasonable doubt in that one juror, this was business as usual, this is what donald trump did with pecker, even before the election, this is what they do, where is the illegalness in this? the prosecution -- this is the first witness. we have a long way to go. in their summation, the prosecutors have to connect all the dots and explain to this jury why they have proven that donald trump concealed a crime when he falsified the business records. if they don't prov
pecker, that your purpose in lob -- locking up the karen mcdougal story is to influence the election? that's trying to bring it back to the connection to the elections since during cross-examination he was certainly acknowledging he had a longstanding relationship with the tabloid and that there were years and years before the campaign when they were both promoting trump's interests and covering up embarrassing stories. >> the prosecution has to do everything that he can to bring it back...
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she also had contact information for karen mcdougal, the former "playboy" model who had an affair with trump. she typed in two addresses, a cell phone number and e-mail address. trump denies that affair, too, but former "national enquirer" public er publisher, david pecker, has testified that at trump's direction, his tabloid bought mcdougal's story but never ran it to protect trump's campaign. and after the election, pecker told the jury trump thanked him. on cross examination, trump's lawyer, susan necheles, suggested stormy daniels visited trump tower because she was being considered for a role on the apprentice. graff said there was office chatter about that, adding "i vaguely recall hearing trump say that daniels may be one of the interesting people who could be on the show." but no ambiguity on one point, when trump's lawyer asked graff if she wanted to be there in court, her one word answer, "no." and as she left the stand, donald trump rose up out of his chair to greet her, whispering some words and extending his hand. >> reporter: the first week of testimony ended with a bante
she also had contact information for karen mcdougal, the former "playboy" model who had an affair with trump. she typed in two addresses, a cell phone number and e-mail address. trump denies that affair, too, but former "national enquirer" public er publisher, david pecker, has testified that at trump's direction, his tabloid bought mcdougal's story but never ran it to protect trump's campaign. and after the election, pecker told the jury trump thanked him. on cross...
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the two of them did speak about this alleged misstress karen mcdougal. i think the story should be purchased, i believe you could "buy or sell" it. trump said pecker did not like the idea but candidate trump said pecker would get back to him in due time. wasn't a good day for the former president. before proceedings had gotten underway, the judge was scolding him over his social meeta page, which the prosecution say had breached the gag order. if they were hoping that admonishment would exchange his behavior, they might be disappointed. >> i think the gag order is totally uncongress institutional. can't even allow articles to be put in. articles over the last day and a half saying the case is a sham and it shouldn't be retried or everyone submitted. to me, a gag is totally unconstitutional. i'm not allowed to talk to people and not allowed to talk about me and they're keeping me in a courtroom, that's freezing, by the way. in a courtroom all day long sitting up as straight as i can all day long because you know what, it's a very unfair situation. christi
the two of them did speak about this alleged misstress karen mcdougal. i think the story should be purchased, i believe you could "buy or sell" it. trump said pecker did not like the idea but candidate trump said pecker would get back to him in due time. wasn't a good day for the former president. before proceedings had gotten underway, the judge was scolding him over his social meeta page, which the prosecution say had breached the gag order. if they were hoping that admonishment...
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whether they were watching karen mcdougal. so he was -- he was very, very concerned about it. >> that will forever be in my trump is daddy phase. this is, again, part of the story we didn't know, right. what we knew is what was public. let me read from the transcripts of how the women and the mission of silences the women took shape. brag's team, you mentioned women in particular, did you raise that or someone else? pecker, in a presidential campaign, i was a person that thought there would be a lot of woman who could come out to try to sell their stories baz trump was well-known as the most eligible bachelor. and this is why he'll never attack him and the most beautiful women and it was clear based on my past experience that when someone is running for public office, it is very common for these women to call up magazine like the "national enquirer" and try to sell there stoyeries. what about bill and hillary clinton coming up? i was running hillary clinton as an enabler with bill clinton and it was easy to say i keep running
whether they were watching karen mcdougal. so he was -- he was very, very concerned about it. >> that will forever be in my trump is daddy phase. this is, again, part of the story we didn't know, right. what we knew is what was public. let me read from the transcripts of how the women and the mission of silences the women took shape. brag's team, you mentioned women in particular, did you raise that or someone else? pecker, in a presidential campaign, i was a person that thought there...
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what she told the jury about stormy daniels and karen mcdougal. two women who claim to have had affairs with the former president. ,. the former president. >>> the major shift for president biden now saying he's happy to debate donald trump. how mr. trump is responding. >>> the massive inferno. a train carrying gasoline and propane derailing in new mexico. >>> the new crackdown as pro-palestinian demonstrations spread on campuses, and after usc canceled its main commencement, will others follow? >>> our nbc news investigation, our crews in gaza documenting several deadly strikes in zones where israel told displaced civilians they'd be safe. >>> the promising news in king charles' battle with cancer and when he plans to return to his royal duties. >>> and after falling on hard times, the town that was saved by beer. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, and welcome. we are tracking a damaging tornado outbreak, that rampage across the center of the country. texas, oklahoma, nebraska among the states in the line
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mcdougal the one alleged affair with alleged affair. the other was adore man who alleged falsely the trump was the father of a child. and the third, of course, with stormy daniels, who is the basis for the charges in the case. and david is the key figure in all three of these who basically controlled the money, or at least for two of them he controlled the money for how these stories we're going to be suppressed. and that, that's what that's what colangelo's talked about in the opening statements, and that's what cracker began to testify in his testimony today. and qarrah white is the suppression of these stories matter? >> because at the time hi and what they were trying to do in the opening statement and what they're going to try to do through the witnesses is take the jury back to 2015 and 2016 when none of this information was out in the open and the access hollywood tape had just come out and the campaign very much did not want these negative stories. trump was not the candidate that he is today with the popularity that he has now,
mcdougal the one alleged affair with alleged affair. the other was adore man who alleged falsely the trump was the father of a child. and the third, of course, with stormy daniels, who is the basis for the charges in the case. and david is the key figure in all three of these who basically controlled the money, or at least for two of them he controlled the money for how these stories we're going to be suppressed. and that, that's what that's what colangelo's talked about in the opening...
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david is company made to buy the rights to former playboy model karen mcdougal story about an alleged affair with trump years earlier. >> ronen spoke to mcdougal in detail, the allergen patients and the scheme to kill her story tomorrow when the trial resumes, ronan's reporting will be a key piece of evidence. >> i i spoke to mcdougal in 2018, and the only tv interviewed she'd done about her relationship with trump. here's what she told me once donald trump won the republican nomination, right? kites, you're saying ami suddenly came back to you with interests to keith? yes. to us for the story. yeah. >> what do you think it was that it was after donald trump was the republican nominee that they came back they wanted to squash story you're saying they wanted to protect donald trump i'm assuming so. yeah. >> if donald trump hadn't been running for president, do you believe this deal would have been made with ami knowing what you know now, probably not know how for not you're pretty you're convinced now this was an effort to do a favor for donald trump in the last few months of the presi
david is company made to buy the rights to former playboy model karen mcdougal story about an alleged affair with trump years earlier. >> ronen spoke to mcdougal in detail, the allergen patients and the scheme to kill her story tomorrow when the trial resumes, ronan's reporting will be a key piece of evidence. >> i i spoke to mcdougal in 2018, and the only tv interviewed she'd done about her relationship with trump. here's what she told me once donald trump won the republican...
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karen mcdougal not only physical addresses but also phone numbers, and then a cell phone number for, quote, stormy. and this is the most significant here is that she said that she had, quote, vague recollection that stormy daniels who she knew was an adult film star, she has a, quote, vague recollection about her appearing at one point before the 2016 elections inside of the trump tower offices. what exactly does that mean? it is not clear. but she is currently answering questions here from the prosecution she is also confirming contacts that she was the assistant to donald trump, somebody who just almost always with him at trump tower was able to confirm the records that she was keeping on his behalf as well as documents. already they are having her verify e-mails between her and the executive assistant in 2017 to donald trump at the white house helping her essentially transition with somebody to serving in the formal capacity inside the white house. this is notable that she is confirming that she did keep documents and phone numbers as well as an address for karen mcdougal and phon
karen mcdougal not only physical addresses but also phone numbers, and then a cell phone number for, quote, stormy. and this is the most significant here is that she said that she had, quote, vague recollection that stormy daniels who she knew was an adult film star, she has a, quote, vague recollection about her appearing at one point before the 2016 elections inside of the trump tower offices. what exactly does that mean? it is not clear. but she is currently answering questions here from the...
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pecker also discussed in earlier scheme involving former playboy model karen mcdougal. she alleged having a nearly year long relationship with trump, which the former president denies. pecker told the jury he would not have entered into the deal with mcdougal if it wasn't going to benefit trump's campaign saying, we didn't want the story to embarrass mr. trump or embarrassed or hurt the campaign. trump's attorney, emil beauvais, used his time cross-examining pecker to show how the mutually ben relationship between him and trump went back almost two decades before the 2016 election. he confirmed with pecker that he had been giving trump a heads-up about negative stories during that time, bove as pecker if it was standard operating procedure for media to work with politicians, including sometimes to win elections pecker replied, yes. >> today was breathtaking. this room. he went on, he was breathtaking and amazing testimony. before court, trump commented on pecker's testimony at a stop at a midtown construction site. prosecutors cited his words to the judge on thursday as
pecker also discussed in earlier scheme involving former playboy model karen mcdougal. she alleged having a nearly year long relationship with trump, which the former president denies. pecker told the jury he would not have entered into the deal with mcdougal if it wasn't going to benefit trump's campaign saying, we didn't want the story to embarrass mr. trump or embarrassed or hurt the campaign. trump's attorney, emil beauvais, used his time cross-examining pecker to show how the mutually ben...
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. >> reporter: pecker also testified about an agreement with former "playboy" model karen mcdougal, who said she had a 10-month affair with trump, which he denies. pecker acknowledged ami, which then owned the "enquirer," paid $150,000 for her story just weeks before the election and never published it. >> if donald trump hadn't been running for president, do you believe this deal would have been made with ami, knowing what you know now? >> probably not, no. >> reporter: in his testimony, pecker said the payment orchestrated with michael cohen was done because they didn't want the story to embarrass mr. trump or hurt the campaign. pecker said he asked cohen who would foot the bill. he responded, "the boss," meaning trump, "will take care of it." meanwhile, trump's legal challenges expanded overnight. his former lawyer, rudy giuliani, and chief of staff mark meadows, were among more than a dozen people indicted in a scheme in arizona to falsely declare trump as the 2020 winner. >> donald j. trump. >> reporter: trump, himself, was named as an un-indicted co-conspirator. pecker also made a
. >> reporter: pecker also testified about an agreement with former "playboy" model karen mcdougal, who said she had a 10-month affair with trump, which he denies. pecker acknowledged ami, which then owned the "enquirer," paid $150,000 for her story just weeks before the election and never published it. >> if donald trump hadn't been running for president, do you believe this deal would have been made with ami, knowing what you know now? >> probably not,...
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first with the playboy model, karen mcdougal. david packer on the stand said he had agreed with michael cohen to pay karen mcdougal at the direction of donald trump $150,000 to buy her story about an alleged affair. one of donald trump denies. michael cohen had a sheet -- had assured him that the bus will take care of it. he will be paid. but then david packer said after speaking to his general counsel about being reimbursed, he was told it was not a good idea. he told michael cohen, don't reimburse me. it is a bad idea. the deal is off. then we use the prosecution to bridge to the stormy daniels payment and tried to explain why, as they alledge, michael cohen made the payment to stormy daniels at donald trump's direction. that was one piece of it. but back to this issue of intent. you just have david packer placing donald trump's concerns about the election at the forefront of all of their conversations. even says after-the-fact that a dinner at the white house thinking, that donald trump asked david packer how is karen? when bo
first with the playboy model, karen mcdougal. david packer on the stand said he had agreed with michael cohen to pay karen mcdougal at the direction of donald trump $150,000 to buy her story about an alleged affair. one of donald trump denies. michael cohen had a sheet -- had assured him that the bus will take care of it. he will be paid. but then david packer said after speaking to his general counsel about being reimbursed, he was told it was not a good idea. he told michael cohen, don't...
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. >> reporter: pecker also testified about an agreement with former "playboy" model karen mcdougal, who says she had a ten month affair with trump, which he denies. pecker acknowledged to be 23, which then owned the "enquirer," paid $150,000 for her story jusn and never published it. >> donald trump had not been running for president, do you believe this deal would have been made with ami, knowing what you know now? >> probably not, no. >> reporter: in his testimony, pecker said the payment orchestrator of michael cohen was dumb because they didn't want the story to embarrass mr. trump or hurt the campaign. pecker said he asked to asked cohen who would foot the bill. he responded the boss, meaning trump, will take care of it. meanwhile, trump's legal challenges expanded overnight. his former lawyer rudy giuliani and chief of staff mark meadows were among more than a dozen people indicted in a scheme in arizona to falsely declare trump >> donald j. trump. >> reporter: trump himself was named as an unindicted coconspirator. pecker also made a stunning new allegation that has never been he
. >> reporter: pecker also testified about an agreement with former "playboy" model karen mcdougal, who says she had a ten month affair with trump, which he denies. pecker acknowledged to be 23, which then owned the "enquirer," paid $150,000 for her story jusn and never published it. >> donald trump had not been running for president, do you believe this deal would have been made with ami, knowing what you know now? >> probably not, no. >> reporter:...
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in the case of karen mcdougal, they had a contract with her and that was according to david pecker solely to keep her story off the market but she did in signing that get other things with the agreement. she got, you know, she would have a column, she would get on the cover of a magazine. david pecker said that was all window dressing for the payment to keep her quiet but donald trump's lawyers will say that contract was actually legitimate and payment for services. that will come down to what the crime is. what was that payment, wasn't legal or not? >> you have the hush money case in new york and then you have before the supreme court the argument over presidential immunity. it's easy to talk about those in silos, but you say they are connected. >> they are connected because they are asking the courts, juries, and the country, is donald trump above the law. in the hush money case, you have a person who repeatedly attack potential wishes is that he is under a gag order. unlike any other defendant, he has not seen any repercussions. the prosecutors want a big fine. they don't want jail tim
in the case of karen mcdougal, they had a contract with her and that was according to david pecker solely to keep her story off the market but she did in signing that get other things with the agreement. she got, you know, she would have a column, she would get on the cover of a magazine. david pecker said that was all window dressing for the payment to keep her quiet but donald trump's lawyers will say that contract was actually legitimate and payment for services. that will come down to what...
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let's michael cohen, karen, that's karen mcdougal is a nice girl. is it true that a mexican group is looking to buy the story for 8 million. so trump is saying to hit david pecker that he talked to michael cohen. this is trump talking and says michael collins says karen's a nice girls is it true that a mexican group is seeking her story for $8 and pecker says he told trump, he absolutely did not believe that was true. $8 million from some mexican. and this is important because david pecker has direct contact here with donald trump. a lot of what david pecker was testifying about before he was communicating with and through michael cohen. so trump says to david pecker, according to pecker, what do you think i should do this is about the fact that karen mcdougal is allegedly out there with her story of a ten, 11 months relationship with donald trump this is in 2016, by the way, what he's running for president, he does not want the story out. pecker recalls he told trump, i think you should by the story and take it off off the market. that's, catch and
let's michael cohen, karen, that's karen mcdougal is a nice girl. is it true that a mexican group is looking to buy the story for 8 million. so trump is saying to hit david pecker that he talked to michael cohen. this is trump talking and says michael collins says karen's a nice girls is it true that a mexican group is seeking her story for $8 and pecker says he told trump, he absolutely did not believe that was true. $8 million from some mexican. and this is important because david pecker has...
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trump asked about karen mcdougal situation and thanked him for it. comey spoke out about all of this. take a listen. ou >> i was alone with the president of the united states. or the president-elect soon to be president. i was honestly concerned he might lie about the nature of our meeting so i thought it important to document. >> what we are learning here and what is so striking, nobody knew comey was going to come back up. is how in that one meeting, there were allegedly at least two different violations. one federal that comey was talking about. the president-elect was talking up his tabloid deal. now at the center of the trial. you can see on that screen there, so, a lot we are learning and this is just the first week of testimony. we'll be right back. of testim. we'll be right back. after advil: let's dive in! but...what about your back? it's fineeeeeeee! [splash] before advil: advil dual action fights pain two ways. advil targets pain at the source, acetaminophen blocks pain signals. advil dual action. business. it's not a nine-to-five proposit
trump asked about karen mcdougal situation and thanked him for it. comey spoke out about all of this. take a listen. ou >> i was alone with the president of the united states. or the president-elect soon to be president. i was honestly concerned he might lie about the nature of our meeting so i thought it important to document. >> what we are learning here and what is so striking, nobody knew comey was going to come back up. is how in that one meeting, there were allegedly at least...
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the transaction around karen mcdougal, this other affair at a certain point, it started to become the parent to the people inside the national enquirer that there was too much much heat around this. there was too much risk, and i think that's why you see the stormy daniels transaction looking so different through colon and there was a report that the $3,130,000 was too much and sort of pass it onto cohen. >> it started to get both overly expensive and risky looking risky specifically in the sense that might ultimately have the potential to put people in legal jeopardy. >> what else do you think i mean, what's the most important thing you think will be used for on the stand tomorrow. >> i think speaking to that meeting. and what was said in that meeting and pushing back on what we already heard in the opening stages. today from the trump defense team, which is, hey, this is just a guy trying to protect his personal life, trying to protect his marriage by saying no, there was a meeting that catalyze this in which it was explicitly said this is about helping donald trump during the elect
the transaction around karen mcdougal, this other affair at a certain point, it started to become the parent to the people inside the national enquirer that there was too much much heat around this. there was too much risk, and i think that's why you see the stormy daniels transaction looking so different through colon and there was a report that the $3,130,000 was too much and sort of pass it onto cohen. >> it started to get both overly expensive and risky looking risky specifically in...
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this election interference case doesn't involve just stormy daniels it involves karen mcdougal, karen mcdougal is a former playboy model who the new yorker magazine first reported had an affair and with trump. >> prosecutors say, and the enquirer were part of a scheme to pay mcdougal and stormy daniels for their stories about their alleged affairs with trump. and then to bury those stories. >> so it's called catch and kill as an approach, story is an episode that's, it might be incredibly embarrassing or damaging to donald trump as he ran for president might be acquired by the national enquirer and never see the light of day. >> trump has denied having affairs with both mcdougal& daniel's. prosecutors have given david immunity in exchange for his testimony his former company, american media, has signed a non-prosecution agreement with prosecutors. born in the brain rocks picker, didn't start his career with the tabloids, but was gradually drawn to that world i believe it's an accountant he had worked in book publishing but he saw an opportunity he thought in tabloid news with american
this election interference case doesn't involve just stormy daniels it involves karen mcdougal, karen mcdougal is a former playboy model who the new yorker magazine first reported had an affair and with trump. >> prosecutors say, and the enquirer were part of a scheme to pay mcdougal and stormy daniels for their stories about their alleged affairs with trump. and then to bury those stories. >> so it's called catch and kill as an approach, story is an episode that's, it might be...
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the story of karen mcdougall, who claims to have had a year-long affair with trump, which he denies. when he learned mcdougall was trying to sell her story in june 2016, pecker said he immediately called cohen. he said he and cohen were already talking a couple times a week, but after pecker brought up mcdougall, their calls became a lot more frequent. michael was very agitated, he told the jury. it looked like he was getting a lot of pressure. he kept on calling, and each time, he seemed more anxious. pecker said he assumed trump was asking cohen, did we hear anything yet? he told trump to buy the rights to mcguy dal's story, trump's response, i don't buy stories. when you do anything like this, i always gets out. ultimately, pecker's company paid karen mcdougall $150,000 for the rights of her stories, but never published it. pecker's testimony resumes thursday. trump today complaining he's stuck in court while president biden is out on the campaign trail. >> they're keeping me in a courtroom, that's freezing, by the way, he's out campaigning and i'm here in a courtroom sitting here
the story of karen mcdougall, who claims to have had a year-long affair with trump, which he denies. when he learned mcdougall was trying to sell her story in june 2016, pecker said he immediately called cohen. he said he and cohen were already talking a couple times a week, but after pecker brought up mcdougall, their calls became a lot more frequent. michael was very agitated, he told the jury. it looked like he was getting a lot of pressure. he kept on calling, and each time, he seemed more...
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they named karen mcdougal, who's that? $100,000 payment to the former playmate of the year? he says that she had an affair and was in love with donald trump, at least 45 times. stormy daniels, 35 times, and david 64 times that's the opening files. what does that tell you that that's the focus. >> well, i'll tell you this the use of the word defendant is an important one terminology plays a big role in how attorneys frame cases. certainly the defense is trying to refer to the foreign president as former president trump, the prosecution is being very, very clear about referring to him as the defendant and using the term that defendant over and over again, we're trained this. we were all this is prosecutors use that term defendant to remind the jury that this person there is on trial. it doesn't matter what you think about them. you're not trying to humanize them at all you are reducing this individual you'll the facts now also, than all the other stuff backer i mentioned, this before times convey that coleman is not making that grade and the same level of their mentions, you k
they named karen mcdougal, who's that? $100,000 payment to the former playmate of the year? he says that she had an affair and was in love with donald trump, at least 45 times. stormy daniels, 35 times, and david 64 times that's the opening files. what does that tell you that that's the focus. >> well, i'll tell you this the use of the word defendant is an important one terminology plays a big role in how attorneys frame cases. certainly the defense is trying to refer to the foreign...
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the payments were made to karen mcdougal in 2016. testifying this morning that michael said he had not been reimbursed for the payment to stormy daniels. and those payments to: in $135,000 that cohen paid did not start until after trump was president. earlier in effect bragg is trying to charge trump for seven that artie happened in the past. without a time machine, how do you do that? >> the reason it should not happen, john, it is just a bedrock matter of constitutional law in this country that you are supposed to be indicted on the charge that the jury is going to consider. that seems it should be straightforward enough but what happened here is brad gets the jury in new york to indict 34 counts that occur in 2017. all of this stuff about pecker and cohen and what they did in 2015 and 2016, none of that is in the indictment. what is in the indictment are 34 charges of falsifying business records that happened between february and december of 2017. coterminous with the indictment bragg puts out what he calls it the "statement of fa
the payments were made to karen mcdougal in 2016. testifying this morning that michael said he had not been reimbursed for the payment to stormy daniels. and those payments to: in $135,000 that cohen paid did not start until after trump was president. earlier in effect bragg is trying to charge trump for seven that artie happened in the past. without a time machine, how do you do that? >> the reason it should not happen, john, it is just a bedrock matter of constitutional law in this...
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mcdougal and stormy daniels were standard operating procedure. the second witness, donald trump's former executive assistant, monograph, provided testimony that she entered karen mcdougal's and stormy daniels contact information to the trump organization database. third, we had gary ferro, former manager at first republic bank, which prosecutors say michael: used to obtain a $130,000 home equity loan which michael cohen later funneled to stormy daniels through a shell company. friday, he authenticated bank records which prosecutors showed to jurors. that testimony will continue in trial resumes tuesday morning. prosecutors are using his testimony to authenticate documents related to the transaction. that testimony continues when the trial resumes tuesday morning. judge merchan announced a gag order hearing will take place thursday, to hear new arguments about all of the alleged violations that donald trump has committed this week. leaving off our discussion, we were in the courtroom and will be every day of the trial. a fellow at security and the
mcdougal and stormy daniels were standard operating procedure. the second witness, donald trump's former executive assistant, monograph, provided testimony that she entered karen mcdougal's and stormy daniels contact information to the trump organization database. third, we had gary ferro, former manager at first republic bank, which prosecutors say michael: used to obtain a $130,000 home equity loan which michael cohen later funneled to stormy daniels through a shell company. friday, he...
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it's karen mcdougal. they're talking about and he just keeps go i don't know. what do we get. and cohen says leave it to me and alan. i got it. no, no, no, you don't worry. i'm handling that's the crowd that that would be what i would argue i'm sorry, please. >> the province at some point it starts to look like it's just not credible that i can see this much and i can see this much, but i won't concede this. right. i was involved in the scheme that i'm now conceding with arguably, but at some point the notion. so i was involved in the scheme to make an illegal campaign donation and i was involved in this scheme to sort pay off michael cohen, but i wasn't involved in the part about how it was booked in my company's records. now, arguably that is the defense, that is their best defense. >> but at some point, if he's involved in all the other parts of this scheme, i think it's reasonable to say, well, maybe he was in part involved in this part of it if he was checking to make sure that the payment was made in cash, that does point to a level of interest in sort of the nitty-gritt
it's karen mcdougal. they're talking about and he just keeps go i don't know. what do we get. and cohen says leave it to me and alan. i got it. no, no, no, you don't worry. i'm handling that's the crowd that that would be what i would argue i'm sorry, please. >> the province at some point it starts to look like it's just not credible that i can see this much and i can see this much, but i won't concede this. right. i was involved in the scheme that i'm now conceding with arguably, but at...
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then it takes you over to karen mcdougal. those 22 who are released from their confidentiality agreement after the election. what the defense will stay in final argument is that has nothing to do with this case, absolutely nothing. because, remember, what the defense needs in final argument is not logic. they are not trying to take you through a flawlessly logical stories, they are just trying to tug at any little doubt they can find, anywhere. and, they will lean in final argument on that agreement, in that courtroom, that that guy who told "the national enquirer" donald trump illegitimately fathered a child was not telling the truth, wasn't telling the truth, just like stormy daniels wasn't telling the truth about donald trump. donald trump gets hustled by these people all the time and we have to deal with them in different ways. donald trump has said publicly this happens to every man, every man, that includes you, chris hayes, every man who is public. every man in the public eye is constantly paying off tens of thousands,
then it takes you over to karen mcdougal. those 22 who are released from their confidentiality agreement after the election. what the defense will stay in final argument is that has nothing to do with this case, absolutely nothing. because, remember, what the defense needs in final argument is not logic. they are not trying to take you through a flawlessly logical stories, they are just trying to tug at any little doubt they can find, anywhere. and, they will lean in final argument on that...
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he testified trump at manette him after karen mcdougal spoke with the news network about hit her alleged affair with trump. he thought khaki says, there is an agreement preventing him from doing that. he said he admitted it but picker also explained in meeting where he discussed some articles she was preparing with ghostwriters and career opportunities. he said he did that because he didn't want her speaking to other press. becker visited the white house in july 2017 and he is explaining to the jury for a thank you dinner and at that dinner trump asked how karen was an pecker responded she's doing well, she is quiet she is good. becker also testified he believed the motivation behind suppressing stories from 1 -- women alleging affairs with the former president was to protect trump's campaign rather than his family. he said trump never mention his family in conversations about those stories and packer also said when he spoke to trump about him reimbursing michael cohen for paying stormy daniels trump told him he had no idea what pecker was talking about but trump is accused of breaking n
he testified trump at manette him after karen mcdougal spoke with the news network about hit her alleged affair with trump. he thought khaki says, there is an agreement preventing him from doing that. he said he admitted it but picker also explained in meeting where he discussed some articles she was preparing with ghostwriters and career opportunities. he said he did that because he didn't want her speaking to other press. becker visited the white house in july 2017 and he is explaining to the...
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the contact information for stormy daniels and karen mcdougal. why is that on the trump organization database? that will come into play later. we are starting to see the custodial records behind this byzantine way of funneling $130,000 in hush money to stormy daniels through a shell company and a lawyer and we are getting into the weeds on that and that is the jurors last impression. >> the issue with a story like this is that there is no question that it is very unusual how this $130,000 was handled, how these things happen, and some of that in itself is a violation of the way books have to be kept and records have to be kept. what is the challenge for the prosecution? they will probably be able to demonstrate that effectively, but ultimately having the jurors believe that this was in fact in furtherance of a different thing and that was to conceal something from voters that might have made them make a different decision. how difficult is that? >> you put your finger right on it. as the week started there were two dramatic competing visions in t
the contact information for stormy daniels and karen mcdougal. why is that on the trump organization database? that will come into play later. we are starting to see the custodial records behind this byzantine way of funneling $130,000 in hush money to stormy daniels through a shell company and a lawyer and we are getting into the weeds on that and that is the jurors last impression. >> the issue with a story like this is that there is no question that it is very unusual how this $130,000...
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next we have karen mcdougal, who is also expected to be a witness. she claims to have had a previous illicit affair with mr trump and also says she was paid hush money by american media incorporated, which is the parent company of the national enquirer, for his story, forcing her to keep quiet. which brings me finally to david pecker. he was the then chairman and ceo of that tabloid and part of a catch and kill the scheme to support donald trump's 2016 presidential run. so essentially what he would do is buy the rights to stories that made donald trump look bad, he would then refuse to publish them to suppress damaging information. and he is expected to be the first witness called after the opening arguments. a few minutes ago the former president made remarks to the waiting media. just president made remarks to the waiting media.— president made remarks to the waiting media. just want to say before we _ waiting media. just want to say before we begin, _ waiting media. just want to say before we begin, this _ waiting media. just want to say before
next we have karen mcdougal, who is also expected to be a witness. she claims to have had a previous illicit affair with mr trump and also says she was paid hush money by american media incorporated, which is the parent company of the national enquirer, for his story, forcing her to keep quiet. which brings me finally to david pecker. he was the then chairman and ceo of that tabloid and part of a catch and kill the scheme to support donald trump's 2016 presidential run. so essentially what he...
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and karen mcdougal. she said she put in to the trump computer system list, the contact name of stormy , not just not daniels, but just the simple first name of stormy. and she also said she input the name of mcdougal, karen mcdougal. but with karen mcdougal, it was the address as well as the cell phone number. all of this is important because the prosecution is going to try and establish who was going in and out of that office, and this is a woman who can say she knew who was going in and out because she took the names, if you will. so, rehema, david pecker also wrapped up his testimony today. what was the big takeaway from that? i think the big takeaway was, was when they were trying to say on cross-examination that it was not that big a deal, that, that david pecker would do catch and kill. and some stories he would allow to be published, others they would kill, and that there was hundreds and thousands of these kind of stories that were going on on redirect the prosecution was very intent on asking th
and karen mcdougal. she said she put in to the trump computer system list, the contact name of stormy , not just not daniels, but just the simple first name of stormy. and she also said she input the name of mcdougal, karen mcdougal. but with karen mcdougal, it was the address as well as the cell phone number. all of this is important because the prosecution is going to try and establish who was going in and out of that office, and this is a woman who can say she knew who was going in and out...
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after they left, trump asked about the karen mcdougal situation and thanked him for it. comey spoke out about all this. take a listen. >> i was alone with the president of the united states. or the president-elect, soon to be president. i was honestly concerned he might lie about the nature of our meeting so i thought it really important to document. >> he did document that meeting. it was one of the many things he told congress and later investigators about. what we're learning here and what's so striking because you never know what you're going to learn at trial, nobody knew comey would come back up, is how in that one meeting there were allegedly at least two different violations, one federal that comey was talking about and then the reason it got brought up here, because the then president elect was also talking up his tabloid deal that's now at the center of a trial over whether or not he broke campaign finance laws. you can see on the screen other people in the room. so a lot that we're learning and this is just the first week of testimony. we'll be right back. to
after they left, trump asked about the karen mcdougal situation and thanked him for it. comey spoke out about all this. take a listen. >> i was alone with the president of the united states. or the president-elect, soon to be president. i was honestly concerned he might lie about the nature of our meeting so i thought it really important to document. >> he did document that meeting. it was one of the many things he told congress and later investigators about. what we're learning...
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one of those juicy stories was from former "playboy" playmate karen mcdougal to. they claim she had an affair with trump which the inquirer bought for $150,000 but did not run as part of that catch and kill scheme. trump defense lawyer told the jury that the former president did not violate the law. the former president thought that checks to the lawyer michael cohen over his legal expenses and not his prosecutors claim to reimburse cohen to pay stormy daniels. "i have a spoiler alert. there is nothing wrong with trying to influence an election. it's called democracy. they put something sinister on him." prosecutors say is illegal at about 34 checks that trump made out to pay for a species after the first day of testimony, the former president left in the hallway. they said he thought it all went very well. >> you heard it today for the first time. this is what i got indicted over it. this is what takes me off the campaign trail. because i should be in georgia now. i should be in florida now. i should be a lot of different places right now campaigning. >> the form
one of those juicy stories was from former "playboy" playmate karen mcdougal to. they claim she had an affair with trump which the inquirer bought for $150,000 but did not run as part of that catch and kill scheme. trump defense lawyer told the jury that the former president did not violate the law. the former president thought that checks to the lawyer michael cohen over his legal expenses and not his prosecutors claim to reimburse cohen to pay stormy daniels. "i have a spoiler...
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donald trump is asking a lot about karen mcdougal, this former playboy playmate. what impression does that leave the jury? >> well, sort of no using a worn-out analogy of the godfather here. if you think about the godfather sitting back and just sort of asking these benign questions, showing some interest in what's going on without maybe given the command to do the bad de or to continue to say well out of thinking about this, and this has been a very good idea. you've had there without actually giving the affirmative statement to go do something that's sort of what we're seeing. and i think that's going to be the argument the prosecution has to make you because there is no question michael cohen is the man in the middle doing the work. i mean, he's out there talking to david pecker and doing checks and running accounts. and i mean, that's his thing. and so he's gonna have his own problems on cross, but this, this effort by the prosecution makes a lot of sense to me whether it's successful, we'll see, but they have to tie trump for this. yeah, we can talk about tha
donald trump is asking a lot about karen mcdougal, this former playboy playmate. what impression does that leave the jury? >> well, sort of no using a worn-out analogy of the godfather here. if you think about the godfather sitting back and just sort of asking these benign questions, showing some interest in what's going on without maybe given the command to do the bad de or to continue to say well out of thinking about this, and this has been a very good idea. you've had there without...
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the jury saw another entry graff made in trump's contacts, karen mcdougal, the former "playboy" model who like daniels claims to have had a sexual relationship with trump. trump denies both affairs, but this week david pecker testified he paid mcdougal's $150,000 to keep quiet in the midst of the election. pecker told them about a thank you dinner trump hosted for him at the white house. it's your dinner, pecker said. as the two walked out, he said president trump asked, how is karen doing? the defense suggested buying and burying salacious stories was standard operating procedure. pecker conceded "the national enquirer" made hundreds of thousands of nondisclosure agreements but when prosecutors asked, on how many of those had you coordinated with a presidential candidate for the benefit of a campaign, he replied, it's the only one. aaron katersky, abc news, new york. >> whit: aaron katersky, thank you. >>> now to the final defendant who has been sentenced in the death of elijah mcclain in aurora, colorado. former emt jeremy cooper receiving four years probation for criminally neglige
the jury saw another entry graff made in trump's contacts, karen mcdougal, the former "playboy" model who like daniels claims to have had a sexual relationship with trump. trump denies both affairs, but this week david pecker testified he paid mcdougal's $150,000 to keep quiet in the midst of the election. pecker told them about a thank you dinner trump hosted for him at the white house. it's your dinner, pecker said. as the two walked out, he said president trump asked, how is karen...
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now he began by introducing them to karen mcdougal. but tomorrow they're really going to get into the heart of that deal. and the role of ami, the role of michael cohen, the phone calls around this and how that came to be, and then move into the store let me daniel deal, which is at the center of this case, and bring the campaign into this even more so, he's expected to be on the stand, i think for quite awhile, maybe the whole day when the defense gets their cross-examination going, but he will be for the prosecution's witness to try to continue to establish these this catch and kill conspiracy. and then also the motive for which was to help donald trump's campaign. >> it's every day. what do you see? david pecker is role as this for the prosecution. >> i think for so long we've talked about michael cohen as the narrator, and i think what's so powerful here is that david pecker is really serving as that narrator, but he has the benefit of not having the hostility and credibility issues that are associated. michael cohen. >> but he's r
now he began by introducing them to karen mcdougal. but tomorrow they're really going to get into the heart of that deal. and the role of ami, the role of michael cohen, the phone calls around this and how that came to be, and then move into the store let me daniel deal, which is at the center of this case, and bring the campaign into this even more so, he's expected to be on the stand, i think for quite awhile, maybe the whole day when the defense gets their cross-examination going, but he...
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mcdougal google's silence being bought for $150,000. that would have been and i forget if i don't know if it was the prosecution or mr. packer, but tabloid gold was the term that was used because people who read the national enquirer would have bought a lot of copies of it to read the story about donald j. trump, and 1998 play of the year pecker was the first witness on the stand for four days what do you know having researched this so much for your book and for the article about karen mcdougal, what do you know about david pecker and his relationship with donald trump that the jury did not here well, one thing is that it was a wider, deeper relationship than is being admitted into this case. there was a safe that contained a lot of materials about trump those materials moved locations several times over the course of disk becoming an electoral issue. there was a list that i was shown by a senior ami source of trump's stories, not all of them terribly consequential. some of them were his feud with rosie o'donnell, but some of them were
mcdougal google's silence being bought for $150,000. that would have been and i forget if i don't know if it was the prosecution or mr. packer, but tabloid gold was the term that was used because people who read the national enquirer would have bought a lot of copies of it to read the story about donald j. trump, and 1998 play of the year pecker was the first witness on the stand for four days what do you know having researched this so much for your book and for the article about karen...