David Pecker

Former President Trump talks to reporters after his hush-money trial in New York adjourned for the day Thursday.

Politics & Government

Former tabloid publisher details actions on behalf of Trump ahead of 2016 election

3:53pm April 26, 2024

by Andrea Bernstein

David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer, told prosecutors he killed stories that potentially could have hurt Donald Trump during his run for the White House in 2016.

Former President Donald Trump watches as prosecutor Joshua Steinglass questions David Pecker before Judge Juan Merchan during Trump's criminal trial in Manhattan on Tuesday.

Politics & Government

Ex-National Enquirer publisher says he pledged to be Trump's 'eyes and ears'

5:11pm April 23, 2024

by Ximena Bustillo

David Pecker's testimony resumed this morning after a short time on the stand on Monday and lasted until mid-afternoon. The trial is set to pick back up on Thursday morning.

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The cover of the National Enquirer in July 2017 featuring President Trump. The tabloid is for sale.

National

American Media LLC Plans To Sell 'National Enquirer'

8:51pm April 10, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

The National Enquirer has given President Trump favorable coverage. It also is accused of keeping a lid on an alleged Trump affair by paying a woman for her exclusive story and then not publishing it.

Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, says Trump directed him to arrange hush-money payments to two women during the closing weeks of the 2016 presidential campaign.

Michael Cohen On Trump In TV Interview: 'The Man Doesn't Tell The Truth'

2:21pm December 14, 2018

by Bill Chappell

President Trump's former lawyer says in a new interview that he is being forced to take responsibility for Trump's "dirty deeds" — and that the president directed Cohen to commit crimes.