Pecker Denies Sharing Negative Stories About Trump's Opponents

• David Pecker denied sharing positive stories about a candidate or negative stories about their opponents before his arrangement with Trump.

• Pecker confirmed refraining from running negative stories about Trump due to their friendship.

• AMI never agreed to publish stories attacking Trump's political opponents before August 2015.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump campaigns in Derry, New Hampshire

Reuters

In a recent testimony, David Pecker, the CEO of American Media Inc. (AMI), denied ever sharing positive stories about a candidate or negative stories about a candidate's opponents prior to his arrangement with Donald Trump. This revelation came during questioning by Steinglass, where Pecker confirmed that due to his friendship with Trump, he refrained from running negative stories about him even before the campaign.

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Pecker confirmed refraining from running negative stories about Trump due to their friendship.

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David Pecker denied sharing positive stories about a candidate or negative stories about their opponents before his arrangement with Trump.

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AMI never agreed to publish stories attacking Trump's political opponents before August 2015.

Pecker further clarified that AMI never agreed to publish stories attacking Trump's political opponents before the August 2015 meeting at Trump Tower. When asked directly if the term 'catch and kill' was ever used in that meeting, Pecker responded in the negative, indicating that such language was not employed.