NEW YORK | Federal prosecutors have granted immunity to the executive in charge of the National Enquirer amid an investigation into hush-money payments made on behalf of President Donald Trump, according to multiple sources.
David Pecker, CEO of the tabloid
‘s publisher, American Media Inc., and a longtime friend of the president, was cited in the report.
Pecker offered to help Trump squash negative stories during the 2016 campaign,according to court papers connected to ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen’s guilty plea.
The Journal said Pecker shared details with prosecutors about payments Cohen claims Trump directed to purchase the silence of two women alleging affairs with him.
Trump’s account has shifted. He said recently he knew about payments “later on.”
