Updates from trial of Trump’s hush money payments: David Pecker returns for cross-examination

Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker is testifying for a fourth day in the hush money records falsification trial of ex-president Donald Trump. Pecker is being questioned by Trump’s lawyers about the Enquirer’s history of buying and burying stories about celebrities like Arnold Schwarzenegger, proving this practice existed before the 2016 election. The trial is shedding light on the tabloid’s tactics and their relationship with Trump, as they worked together to protect his image. Pecker’s testimony is crucial in determining Trump’s involvement in the hush money payments made to silence women who claimed to have had affairs with him.

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