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for cross-examination. He was followed by longtime Trump assistant Rhona Graff and then Gary Farro, who served as Michael Cohen's banker.
Farro, the banker, said Cohen was assigned to him in 2015 after a colleague left First Republic Bank. “He thought that she would be an interesting addition to 'The Apprentice,'" Necheles said during questioning this afternoon. While it was standard for Pecker to suppress stories to help a friend or to use as leverage with a celebrity, he had never done it before primarily to help a campaign.
Bove asked whether that incident is among those that colored his view that Cohen is prone to exaggeration. Pecker said yes.In the cross-examination of Pecker, Bove is trying to argue that paying for stories wasn’t part of the tabloid publisher's agreement with Trump and Cohen when they met at Trump Tower in August 2015.Bove asked Pecker about the proposed deal to sell the National Enquirer and two other tabloids to the Hudson Group, a travel retailer.
Bove asked Pecker:"You did not consider Stormy Daniels' story to be a part of any agreement that you had in August of 2015, is that correct?" Pecker testified that it was correct.Bove is trying to show that AMI got something of value from the McDougal agreement pointing to a number of columns and magazine covers.
Bove said that the Enquirer would reuse content published by other news outlets because it was cost-efficient and good for business. Pecker said yes.Bove, Trump's lawyer, resumed his cross-examination of Pecker with a line of questions about former Trump aide Hope Hicks. Bove is attempting to draw out possible inconsistencies in Pecker's testimony about Hicks' presence at the 2015 meeting at Trump Tower.
The former president also commented on yesterday's Supreme Court oral arguments over his immunity claim in the federal election subversion case. He hailed the arguments as"brilliant" and repeated talking points about the need for"all presidents" to have broad immunity protections.David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer, will return to the stand for his fourth day of testimony under cross examination by Trump attorney Emil Bove.
For Biden, the idea that he “may not have the necessary mental and physical health to be president for a second term” was the most compelling reason for 23% of registered voters. Another 17% of registered voters said their top gripe with Biden was that “millions of immigrants have crossed our border illegally” during his presidency, and 16% chose the message about inflation’s hitting a “40-year high, making it hard for take home pay to match rising prices.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said in an interview Thursday with NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that he doesn’t think presidents should be immune from criminal prosecution for actions taken while in office, as the Supreme Court heard arguments on the issue. Sauer appeared to agree with special counsel Jack Smith, who is leading the prosecution, that there are some allegations in the indictment that do not involve “official acts” of the president.
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