“David Pecker, a former publisher of The National Enquirer, on Tuesday testified about the mutually beneficial relationship between Donald Trump and the supermarket tabloid that started decades ago and buoyed Mr. Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign,” the New York Times reports.
“Mr. Pecker said that the pivotal moment was an August 2015 meeting at Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan.”
Said Pecker: “I received a call from Michael Cohen telling me that the boss wanted to see me.”
“An outcome of that Trump Tower meeting were negative headlines attacking Mr. Trump’s rivals and positive stories that promoted him. Prosecutors said that negative coverage included stories about Ben Carson, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio while they were seeking the Republican Party’s nomination. During the campaign, Mr. Pecker said he worked closely with Mr. Cohen, who would feed him information.”
