Jurors heard many details about the inner workings of former President Donald Trump’s circle on Thursday, the first full day of witness testimony in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s case.
But it remains to be seen whether they will conclude their actions amounted to a “conspiracy” as prosecutors allege.
Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, who briefly took the stand during a shortened Tuesday trial day, answered questions Thursday about the deal to purchase former Playboy model Karen McDougal’s story of an alleged affair with Trump — one of three so-called “catch and kill” operations prosecutors pointed to in order to demonstrate a “conspiracy” to illegally influence the 2016 election between Pecker, former Trump attorney Michael Cohen and the former president. While the prosecution spent hours painting a detailed picture of the process, it…
