‘David Pecker’s Testimony Was Crucial’: Stohr on Trump’s Hush-Money Case

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Sharpton So ░░░░░░░░ s start with his ░░░░░░░░ hush money trial which ░░░░░░░░ dominated by the testimony ░░░░░░░░ David Pecker former publisher ░░░░░░░░ the National Enquirer tabloid ░░░░░░░░ detailed a scheme in ░░░░░░░░ he working with Trump ░░░░░░░░ his former fixer Michael ░░░░░░░░ would buy the right ░░░░░░░░ stories that were unfavorable ░░░░░░░░ Trump s 2016 presidential ░░░░░░░░ and then bury them ░░░░░░░░ would you say was ░░░░░░░░ impact of testimony saying ░░░░░░░░ on the stand under ░░░░░░░░ STOHR Yeah I think ░░░░░░░░ David Pecker s testimony ░░░░░░░░ crucial and it s ░░░░░░░░ why the prosecutors began ░░░░░░░░ him to lay out ░░░░░░░░ story of this unlawful ░░░░░░░░ alleged unlawful behavior You ░░░░░░░░ to keep in mind ░░░░░░░░ the charges Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ in New York are ░░░░░░░░ little complicated because it ░░░░░░░░ a crime layered upon ░░░░░░░░ crime One is falsifying ░░░░░░░░ records but that becomes ░░░░░░░░ felony when it s ░░░░░░░░ for some other criminal ░░░░░░░░ in this case fraudulently ░░░░░░░░ information from voters to ░░░░░░░░ it in an election ░░░░░░░░ David Pecker was a ░░░░░░░░ witness to really put ░░░░░░░░ two things together He ░░░░░░░░ able to distinguish this ░░░░░░░░ and kill thing that ░░░░░░░░ National Enquirer has done ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump for other ░░░░░░░░ as well but in ░░░░░░░░ how it was clearly ░░░░░░░░ because Donald Trump was ░░░░░░░░ candidate for office and ░░░░░░░░ didn t want negative ░░░░░░░░ out for him and ░░░░░░░░ to want to kill ░░░░░░░░ stories about him while ░░░░░░░░ was in the presidency ░░░░░░░░ talked about —“