Trump ‘hush money’ NYC trial live updates: Ex-National Enquirer publisher David Pecker resumes testimony

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April 22, 2024 at 8:33 AM

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Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified for a second day in the Manhattan criminal trial of former president Donald Trump, who’s charged with 34 counts related to falsifying business records to cover up “hush money” payments to porn star Stormy Daniels.

Pecker detailed the inner workings of a scheme he, Trump and Trump’s then-“fixer” lawyer Michael Cohen devised to buy up and bury bad news during the 2016 presidential election.

This live blog has ended. We’ll be back when court resumes Thursday at 9:30 a.m. ET.

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