Even More People Were in on Trump's Hush-Money Scheme Than We Knew

[Tom of Temecula]

Donald Trump’s old friend David Pecker is still dishing the dirt on the stand in the real estate mogul’s New York hush money trial, revealing on Thursday that the decision to catch and kill former Playboy model Karen McDougal’s story about having a lurid affair with Trump was later re-approved by top members of his presidential administration.

Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer and former CEO of its parent company, American Media Inc., told the court that he had a joint call with Trump’s White House Communications Director Hope Hicks and White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders about McDougal’s story well after Trump had been elected.

The salacious tabloid executive claimed he had spoken with both taxpayer-funded officials about whether McDougal’s contract should be extended. “Both of them said that they thought it was a good idea,” Pecker told the court.

Hicks, Cohen, and porn star Stormy Daniels are also expected to testify in the trial against the GOP presidential nominee. Trump is accused of using Cohen to sweep an affair with Daniels under the rug ahead of the 2016 presidential election. He faces 34 felony charges in this case for allegedly falsifying business records with the intent to further an underlying crime. Trump has pleaded not guilty on all counts.

https://newrepublic.com/post/181015/pecker-trump-hush-money-white-house-hicks-sanders

[BoRaGard]

1. Republicans agree: paying off porn stars with bigly dark dollars is an excellent idea

Totally in keeping with republican values.

[Irish_Dem]

2. Is a Playboy centerfold model a porn star?

I guess she is technically.

[global1]

3. What Is She Doing These Days? And Two Follow-Up Questions......

1. How is she keeping out of the public eye? I would think that the MSM and paparazzi would be hunting her down.

2. Is she slated to be a prosecution witness in this trial?

[Irish_Dem]

4. Don't know and not sure.

1. Don't know. If witnesses are smart they will keep a low profile for the time being.

2. Not sure. Some articles call McDougal a key witness in the trial, other articles say potential witness.

[lindysalsagal]

5. The POTUS who generates fake news, who denied covid and vaxs and the election. Incredible.

You have to twist yourself into such a pretzel to keep believing the GQP stories.