Former President Donald Trump sits at the defense table while David Pecker, shown on the video screen, testifies about Karen McDougal in Manhattan criminal court, Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in New York. over whether he should be immune from prosecution for actions he took during his time as president.
Some of the disputed evidence, which the judge is keeping out of the trial for now, involved text messages then-National Enquirer editor Dylan Howard exchanged with a relative around the time of Trump's 2016 election. MSNBC, Newsmax and NewsNation concentrated fully on the Supreme Court arguments as they were taking place. As they began, Fox News Channel covered them with a small box on its screen giving a live view outside the Manhattan courtroom where Trump was on trial, but it quickly dropped the box.
Asked by a prosecutor whether he knew if anyone other than former Trump lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen was aware of the Enquirer's contract with McDougal, Pecker said: "I believe that Donald Trump did." But he said the real purpose of the deal was to keep McDougal's story from becoming public and potentially influencing the 2016 presidential election.Former President Donald Trump listened intently Thursday at his hush money trial as longtime friend David Pecker testified in detail about the National Enquirer's efforts to buy and kill unflattering stories related both to Trump and other celebrities.
Trump then asked Pecker what he should do, the ex-publisher said. Pecker testified that he told Trump, "I think you should buy the story" and keep it quiet. The judge hasn't immediately ruled on Conroy's request to hold Trump in contempt and levy "appropriate sanctions."Donald Trump's motorcade arrived at the courthouse in lower Manhattan as his criminal hush money trial readied to resume Thursday.
"Oh, I have no idea," Trump said when asked whether he would pay the $1,000 fine for each of 10 posts. He then said, "They've taken my constitutional right away with a gag order." He again complained that the judge in his case in New York wouldn't excuse him from court to attend the Supreme Court arguments in person. Criminal defendants are expected to appear in court every day during their trials.Donald Trump is accused of falsifying internal Trump Organization records as part of a scheme to bury damaging stories that he feared could hurt his 2016 campaign, particularly as Trump's reputation was suffering at the time from comments he had made about women.
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