Follow live updates of Donald Trump's New York criminal trial, where former National Enquirer boss David Pecker is testifying for the third day.
With Pecker back on the stand, prosecutor Joshua Steinglass picked up where questioning left off on Tuesday: the second use of 'catch and kill' to quash a negative Trump story in 2016. This claim came from Karen McDougal, a former Playboy model who said she had an affair with Trump, which he denies.Pecker recalled the National Enquirer's editor, Dylan Howard, first hearing about the story from McDougal's attorney, Keith Davidson.
' He said Cohen soon called him and said 'you should go ahead and buy this story' and 'the boss will take care of it.' Pecker said he understood that to mean Trump or the Trump Organization would pay him back. Howard negotiated terms for the rights to McDougal's story, and brought Pecker the offer: $150,000 for the lifetime rights and other provisions, Pecker testified. He said Cohen grew agitated as negotiations dragged on.Pecker said he pushed back on footing the bill.
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