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Has David Pecker Flipped on Donald Trump, Just Like Michael Cohen? National Enquirer Publisher Took Immunity Deal: Report
U.S. Donald Trump National Enquirer publisher David Pecker has reportedly met with prosecutors to discuss his longtime friend President Donald Trump and Michael Cohen’s hush-money deals with women and been granted immunity for doing so, raising the question of whether he, like Cohen, is flipping on the president. Pecker, who is CEO of American Media, Inc., described the president and his former lawyer Cohen’s involvement in paying off women who alleged affairs with Trump before the 2016 presidential election, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. Investigators in the trial for Cohen, who on Tuesday pleaded guilty to eight criminal counts, delved into America Media, Inc.’s involvement in the deals with the women. Pecker worked to prevent damaging stories on Trump from being published, according to prosecutors, using a move known as “catch and kill.” Chairman and CEO of American Media David Pecker (2nd from R) and his wife … [Read more...] about Has David Pecker Flipped on Donald Trump, Just Like Michael Cohen? National Enquirer Publisher Took Immunity Deal: Report
David Pecker Granted Immunity in Cohen Case
David Pecker, the chief executive of the company that publishes the National Enquirer, was granted immunity by federal prosecutors for providing information about Michael Cohen and Donald Trump in the criminal investigation into hush-money payments for two women during the 2016 presidential campaign, according to people familiar with the matter. In exchange for immunity, Mr. Pecker, CEO of American Media, Inc., has met with prosecutors and shared details about payments Mr. Cohen arranged in an effort to silence two women who... … [Read more...] about David Pecker Granted Immunity in Cohen Case
David Pecker Granted Immunity In Michael Cohen Case: Report
MEDIA 08/23/2018 01:16 pm ET The American Media Inc. CEO reportedly met with prosecutors to provide information about payments made to two women ahead of the 2016 election. By Maxwell Strachan Federal prosecutors have reportedly granted immunity to David Pecker, the chief executive of American Media Inc., which publishes the National Enquirer, in the ongoing Michael Cohen investigation. In exchange, he has agreed to provide information to prosecutors about payments made to two women in the lead up to the 2016 presidential election. Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former lawyer and personal fixer, pleaded guilty earlier this week to two counts of violating federal campaign finance laws. He says he did so at the direction of the president. This is a developing story. Check back for additional updates. Download Maxwell StrachanSenior Reporter, HuffPost Suggest a correction MORE: Donald Trump Michael Cohen Lawyer … [Read more...] about David Pecker Granted Immunity In Michael Cohen Case: Report
Who Is David Pecker? Michael Cohen Explains National Enquirer Publisher’s Role in Trump Aid
U.S. Donald Trump President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen fired off at the president in his guilty plea Tuesday afternoon. But the criminal information in his case also appears to outline Cohen's work with American Media, Inc. CEO and National Enquirer publisher David Pecker to keep women quiet on alleged affairs with Trump before the 2016 presidential election. “In the summer of 2016, in coordination with and at the direction of a candidate for federal office, I and the CEO of a media company, at the request of the candidate, worked together to keep an individual with information that would be harmful to the candidate, to prevent the individual from disclosing that information,” Cohen told a federal judge in New York City. Though Cohen did not name Pecker, American Media, Inc. or Trump, who was a candidate at the time, allegations in the criminal information match previous reports about the media company. American Media, Inc. … [Read more...] about Who Is David Pecker? Michael Cohen Explains National Enquirer Publisher’s Role in Trump Aid