2016 campaign. those words were in a text message sent from keith davidson, he s the attorney for both of the women at the heart of the story. playboy playmate karen mcdougal and porn star stormy daniels. it was a text sent to the national enquirer, dylan howard. and davidson is on the stand right now on day nine of the donald trump election interference hush money trial. with explosive testimony being given right now about his dealings with ami and donald trump s inner most circle. earlier today, he told the court and the jury that dylan howard texted him back a response, quote, talk first thing. i will get you por than anyone for it. you know why. davidson said that he understood even back then that the owner of the national enquirer, that david pecker and donald trump were good friends. two weeks after the texts were exchanged, karen mcdougal met with howard, where she alleged that she had an affair with donald trump that went on for several weeks to months. and ami declin
justices seem divided as they debated trump s immunity claim for his role in attempting to overturn the 2020 election. you ll hear their remarks with one justice raising concerns that shielding presidents from prosecution could turn the oval office into a seat of criminality. plus, this morning, former national enquirer publisher david pecker is set to return to the stand in the hush money case with defense attorneys continuing their cross-examination. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is friday, april 26th. with us, former white house director of communications for president obama, jennifer palmieri. co-host of the podcast how to win 2024. rogers chair and the american presidency at vanderbilt university, historian jon meacham. and our legal analyst, former litigaor and msnbc legal correspondent lisa rubin. former u.s. attorney and msnbc contributor barbara mcquade. good morning to you all. let s dive right in with yesterday s historic day at the supreme court
The investigation into a child pornography case began on Sept. 21, 2023, and on Fri., Dec. 22, the Baker County Sheriff’s Office announced it had made an arrest.