The Donald Trump New York hush money trial witness David Pecker said Friday he ran negative stories about the Clintons before a 2015 meeting with Trump.
Under questioning from Bove on Friday, Pecker acknowledged his tabloid had already been running negative articles about Hillary Clinton, who would become the Democratic nominee for president against Trump in 2016, before he agreed to help Trump suppress stories.
Bove also pointed out that negative articles Pecker’s publication ran about Trump’s Republican rivals in the primary race at the time, such as Sen. Marco Rubio and Dr. Ben Carson, relied on information that was recycled from other news outlets. The line of questioning by Trump’s attorney may seek to undermine prosecutors’ argument that Pecker’s deal with Trump to silence his bad press and elevate his opponents’ was unique.
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