Pecker — who ran the media company behind the National Enquirer — detailed his efforts to help Trump win the 2016 election, alleging that his tabloid's editorial strategy was largely guided by Michael Cohen
With the former president on trial for allegedly falsifying business documents, his long and sordid history with the tabloid press may work against him.
Rachel Maddow explains the two facets of what prosecutors in Donald Trump's New York criminal trial showed in the early questioning of witness David Pecker, former publisher of the National Enquirer, who described "checkbook journalism" and the persuasive power of magazine covers, which, in the case of the National Enquirer, are seen by every American that goes to a supermarket.
In the Trump trial opening statements, New York prosecutors allege an illegal scheme to influence the election. Rachel Maddow watched from inside the courtroom.