The SDNY has provided ample evidence that Trump was involved in deals to pay two women to keep them from speaking publicly about affairs before the 2016 in violation of campaign finance laws. But it turns out that Trump wanted to go even further.
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He and his lawyer at the time, Michael Cohen, devised a plan to buy up all the dirt on Trump that the National Enquirer and its parent company had collected on him, dating back to the 1980s, according to several of Trump’s associates.
The existence of the plan, which was never finalized, has not been reported before. But it was strongly hinted at in a recording that Cohen’s lawyer released last month of a conversation about payoffs that Cohen had with Trump.
Ppl with knowledge of AMi’s operations, who would speak only on condition of anonymity, described the files on Trump as mostly older National Enquirer stories about Trump’s marital woes and lawsuits; related story notes, lists of sensitive sources; some tips abt alleged affairs.
Several former AMI staff said at the very least, the material, a mixed by David Pecker, the company had on Trump would have put The Enquirer, in a prime position to dominate on coverage of Trump’s scandalous past.
