National Enquirer publisher testifies he used tabloid to suppress unfavourable Trump stories
The first witness in Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial, former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, testified on Tuesday that he used his supermarket tabloid to suppress stories that might have hurt Trump's 2016 presidential bid.
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![Former president Donald Trump waits for the start of proceedings in Manhattan criminal court on Tuesday. Before testimony resumes Tuesday, the judge held a hearing on prosecutors' request to sanction and fine Trump over social media posts they say violated a gag order prohibiting him from attacking key witnesses. A cleanshaven, older man in a suit and tie is shown sitting at a desk inside a courtroom.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7182087.1713884984!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/trump-hush-money.jpg)
The first witness in Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial, former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, testified on Tuesday that he used his supermarket tabloid to suppress stories that might have hurt Trump's 2016 presidential bid.