Former publisher describes effort to kill Trump stories in "hush money" trial

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Testimony in Donald Trump's New York criminal trial will resume Thursday. Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker returned to the stand Tuesday and detailed a coordinated plan to suppress negative stories about Trump in the lead-up to the 2016 election. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson has analysis on Pecker's testimony and other updates in the case.

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