Inside the National Enquirer’s hunt for a 'blockbuster' Trump story

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Inside the National Enquirer’s hunt for a 'blockbuster' Trump story
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Text messages shown in court indicate how Karen McDougal's deal was made.

Lawyer Keith Davidson, who represented former Playboy model Karen McDougal, shows correspondence with former National Enquirer editor Dylan Howard in regards to the sale of McDougal's story of an alleged affair with former President Donald Trump, during Trump's criminal trial on charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, in Manhattan state court in New York, on April 30, 2024 in this courtroom sketch.

"I really cannot say yet. Sorry," Davidson replied, adding that he knew but didn't feel prepared to say so. At the time of the conversation between Davidson and Dylan, McDougal had been "teetering between two different deals" for her story -- one with the National Enquirer, and another with ABC News, Davidson testified.

"How about 1m now. And 75K per year for next 2 years as a fitness correspondent for AMI & ur related pubs," Davidson replied.Howard pushed back on the high number. "I'll take it to them but thinking it's more hundreds than millions," he wrote."Good. Throw in an ambassadorship for me. I am thinking Isle of ," Davidson replied, which he testified Tuesday was "just a joke.

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