Former President Donald Trump sits in court on the first day of opening arguments in his trial at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, Monday, April 22, 2024.
- Victor J. Blue - pool, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump returns to the courtroom after a break at Manhattan criminal court during his trial in New York, on Monday, April 22, 2024. Opening statements in Trump's historic hush money trial began Monday. Trump is accused of falsifying internal business records as part of an alleged scheme to bury stories he thought might hurt his presidential campaign in 2016.
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Former President Donald Trump, center, leaves Manhattan criminal court, Monday, April 22, 2024, in New York. Trump is accused of falsifying internal business records as part of an alleged scheme to bury stories he thought might hurt his presidential campaign in 2016.
- Mary Altaffer - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks outside the Manhattan Criminal Court in his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs in New York on Monday, April 22, 2024.
- Angela Weiss - pool, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump sits in Manhattan state court in New York, Monday, April 23, 2024.
- Brendan McDermid - pool, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump sits in Manhattan state court in New York, Monday, April 23, 2024.
- Brendan McDermid - pool, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Former US President Donald Trump, left, standing next to lawyer Todd Blanche, speaks to the press as he arrives at his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, Tuesday April 23, 2024. Before testimony resumes Tuesday, the judge will hold a hearing on prosecutors' request to sanction and fine Trump over social media posts they say violate a gag order prohibiting him from attacking key witnesses.
- Timothy A. Clary - pool, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Former US President Donald Trump attends his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, Tuesday April 23, 2024. Before testimony resumes Tuesday, the judge will hold a hearing on prosecutors' request to sanction and fine Trump over social media posts they say violate a gag order prohibiting him from attacking key witnesses.
- Timothy A. Clary - pool, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Former US President Donald Trump, with lawyer Todd Blanche, left, attends his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, Tuesday April 23, 2024. Before testimony resumes Tuesday, the judge will hold a hearing on prosecutors' request to sanction and fine Trump over social media posts they say violate a gag order prohibiting him from attacking key witnesses.
- Timothy A. Clary - pool, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures while he walks, as his criminal trial over charges that he allegedly falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence p*rn star Stormy Daniels in 2016 continues, at Manhattan state court in New York, Tuesday, April 23, 2024.
- Brendan McDermid - pool, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Former president Donald Trump returns to the courtroom after a recess in Manhattan criminal court, Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in New York. Trump is accused of falsifying internal business records as part of an alleged scheme to bury stories he thought might hurt his presidential campaign in 2016.
- Yuki Iwamura - pool, ASSOCIATED PRESS
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The National Enquirer’s former publisher says he pledged to be the “eyes and ears” of Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, which led to an agreement to give the ex-president’s lawyer advance notice of negative stories that might torpedo his aspirations
Former President Donald Trump sits in court on the first day of opening arguments in his trial at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, Monday, April 22, 2024.
- Victor J. Blue - pool, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump returns to the courtroom after a break at Manhattan criminal court during his trial in New York, on Monday, April 22, 2024. Opening statements in Trump's historic hush money trial began Monday. Trump is accused of falsifying internal business records as part of an alleged scheme to bury stories he thought might hurt his presidential campaign in 2016.
- Angela Weiss - pool, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Former President Donald Trump, center, leaves Manhattan criminal court, Monday, April 22, 2024, in New York. Trump is accused of falsifying internal business records as part of an alleged scheme to bury stories he thought might hurt his presidential campaign in 2016.
- Mary Altaffer - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks outside the Manhattan Criminal Court in his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs in New York on Monday, April 22, 2024.
- Angela Weiss - pool, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump sits in Manhattan state court in New York, Monday, April 23, 2024.
- Brendan McDermid - pool, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump sits in Manhattan state court in New York, Monday, April 23, 2024.
- Brendan McDermid - pool, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Former US President Donald Trump, left, standing next to lawyer Todd Blanche, speaks to the press as he arrives at his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, Tuesday April 23, 2024. Before testimony resumes Tuesday, the judge will hold a hearing on prosecutors' request to sanction and fine Trump over social media posts they say violate a gag order prohibiting him from attacking key witnesses.
- Timothy A. Clary - pool, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Former US President Donald Trump attends his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, Tuesday April 23, 2024. Before testimony resumes Tuesday, the judge will hold a hearing on prosecutors' request to sanction and fine Trump over social media posts they say violate a gag order prohibiting him from attacking key witnesses.
- Timothy A. Clary - pool, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Former US President Donald Trump, with lawyer Todd Blanche, left, attends his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, Tuesday April 23, 2024. Before testimony resumes Tuesday, the judge will hold a hearing on prosecutors' request to sanction and fine Trump over social media posts they say violate a gag order prohibiting him from attacking key witnesses.
- Timothy A. Clary - pool, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures while he walks, as his criminal trial over charges that he allegedly falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence p*rn star Stormy Daniels in 2016 continues, at Manhattan state court in New York, Tuesday, April 23, 2024.
- Brendan McDermid - pool, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Former president Donald Trump returns to the courtroom after a recess in Manhattan criminal court, Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in New York. Trump is accused of falsifying internal business records as part of an alleged scheme to bury stories he thought might hurt his presidential campaign in 2016.
- Yuki Iwamura - pool, ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK (AP) — Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified Tuesday that he offered to be the “eyes and ears” of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, a pledge that led to an agreement to give Trump's personal lawyer advance notice of allegations and negative stories that might hamper the political aspirations of the then-candidate.
Pecker elaborated on that agreement, testifying that the tabloid ran negative stories about Trump's political opponents and even paid for a doorman's silence after the man came forward with allegations that Trump had fathered a child.
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