Prosecutors use National Enquirer witness to show Trump's in-plain-sight election influence scheme

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April 22, 2024 at 11:06 PM

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Rachel Maddow explains the two facets of what prosecutors in Donald Trump's New York criminal trial showed in the early questioning of witness David Pecker, former publisher of the National Enquirer, who described "checkbook journalism" and the persuasive power of magazine covers, which, in the case of the National Enquirer, are seen by every American that goes to a supermarket.

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