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 Jeenah Moon/Getty ImagesTabloid boss David Pecker took the stand at Donald Trump's hush-money trial for the third day on Thursday, testifying about his scheme to bury a Playboy Playmate's affair story that could've damaged the former president's campaign.
Prosecutor Joshua Steinglass began questioning on Thursday by having Pecker walk the jury through the evolution of a $150,000 payment that Enquirer parent company American Media Inc. (AMI) made to Playmate Karen McDougal for the exclusive rights to her life story.
Pecker said former Enquirer Editor-in-Chief Dylan Howard approached him in June 2016 and said a source had called to say McDougal was trying to sell a story about a year-long "romantic" relationship she'd had with Trump.
Read more at The Daily Beast.
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(First column, 8th story, link)
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