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 Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Getty ImagesDonald Trump's hush-money trial in New York City is sure to draw out a cast of characters from Trumpland, from allies to ex-associates who've gone rogue on the former president.
Jury selection wrapped last week, with prosecutors and defense attorneys combining to weed out potentially-biased jurors. In doing so, they put together a list of 41 potential witnesses who may be called on to testify.
Below is a list of the most interesting names from that list—and how they may factor into the highly-anticipated trial.
Read more at The Daily Beast.
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 Yuki Iwamura/GettyFormer National Enquirer boss David Pecker testified on Tuesday that he agreed to be Donald Trump's "eyes and ears" during the then-presidential candidate's campaign for the White House, describing in detail a "highly, highly confidential" effort to bury bad stories about Trump and promote negative ones about his political rivals.
The bombshell moment about the so-called catch-and-kill scheme came amid Pecker's hours-long time on the stand, during which he explained the levers his tabloid pulled in helping get Trump elected.
Pecker said it all began in mid-August 2015, when he attended a meeting at Trump Tower with Trump and his former personal lawyer and "fixer" Michael Cohen. According to Pecker, Cohen invited him there, saying "the boss" wanted to see him.
Read more at The Daily Beast.
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