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General Category => Trump Legal Investigations => Topic started by: corbe on June 22, 2018, 12:44:10 am
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National Enquirer sent articles about Trump to Cohen before publication: report
By Morgan Gstalter - 06/21/18 08:35 PM EDT
Executives at the National Enquirer sent copies of the unpublished tabloid to President Trump’s longtime lawyer, Michael Cohen, during the 2016 presidential campaign, The Washington Post reported Thursday.
Three people with knowledge of the matter told the Post that the unusual practice continued after Trump's inauguration, although the Enquirer denies engaging in the practice.
“Since Trump’s become president and even before, [David Pecker] openly just has been willing to turn the magazine and the cover over to the Trump machine,†one person told The Post.
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http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/393578-national-enquirer-sent-articles-about-trump-to-cohen-before (http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/393578-national-enquirer-sent-articles-about-trump-to-cohen-before)