Prosecutors have reportedly granted immunity to David Pecker, the CEO of the company that publishes National Enquirer, as part of their investigation into President Trump 's longtime lawyer Michael Cohen.
Pecker met with the prosecution to discuss Cohen's involvement in Trump's hush-money deals with women leading up to the 2016 presidential election, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
Pecker has emerged as a central figure in the scandal involving the payments.
CNN last month released audio of Trump and Cohen discussing payment to a former Playboy model, Karen McDougal, in which Cohen apparently references Pecker, telling Trump that he needs "To open up a company for the transfer of all of that info regarding our friend David."
Pecker's possible involvement in the payments first drew attention when the Wall Street Journal reported in November 2016 that the Enquirer had withheld a story about an alleged affair McDougal had with Trump.
The Enquirer endorsed Trump for president and Pecker has long been on friendly terms with him.
Cohen pleaded guilty to eight charges on Tuesday, including one count of making an excessive campaign contribution on Oct. 27, 2016, the same date Cohen finalized a payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels for her silence on an alleged affair she had with Trump.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/403279-prosecutors-grant-immunity-to-national-enquirer-publisher-in
Pecker met with the prosecution to discuss Cohen's involvement in Trump's hush-money deals with women leading up to the 2016 presidential election, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
Pecker has emerged as a central figure in the scandal involving the payments.
CNN last month released audio of Trump and Cohen discussing payment to a former Playboy model, Karen McDougal, in which Cohen apparently references Pecker, telling Trump that he needs "To open up a company for the transfer of all of that info regarding our friend David."
Pecker's possible involvement in the payments first drew attention when the Wall Street Journal reported in November 2016 that the Enquirer had withheld a story about an alleged affair McDougal had with Trump.
The Enquirer endorsed Trump for president and Pecker has long been on friendly terms with him.
Cohen pleaded guilty to eight charges on Tuesday, including one count of making an excessive campaign contribution on Oct. 27, 2016, the same date Cohen finalized a payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels for her silence on an alleged affair she had with Trump.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/403279-prosecutors-grant-immunity-to-national-enquirer-publisher-in
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