Court set to hear further testimony from Gary Farro who was Cohen’s contact at First Republic Bank in 2015
Last week was mainly about testimony from major witness and Trump ally David Pecker.
Prosecutors had a few main goals with Pecker, who is the former CEO of American Media Inc (AMI) and CEO and publisher of the National Enquirer.
Show that Pecker and Trump engaged in an illegal conspiracy to influence the 2016 election.
Establish AMI’s “catch-and-kill” pattern of purchasing negative stories about Trump to keep them under wraps.
Show how close the former Trump attorney Michael Cohen was with Trump.
Tee things up for future testimony about the falsified payments scheme that Trump allegedly used to repay Cohen for the hush-money payment to keep adult film star Stormy Daniels from telling the public about her alleged affair with Trump right before the 2016 election.
Continue reading…Court set to hear further testimony from Gary Farro who was Cohen’s contact at First Republic Bank in 2015Last week was mainly about testimony from major witness and Trump ally David Pecker.Prosecutors had a few main goals with Pecker, who is the former CEO of American Media Inc (AMI) and CEO and publisher of the National Enquirer.Show that Pecker and Trump engaged in an illegal conspiracy to influence the 2016 election.Establish AMI’s “catch-and-kill” pattern of purchasing negative stories about Trump to keep them under wraps.Show how close the former Trump attorney Michael Cohen was with Trump.Tee things up for future testimony about the falsified payments scheme that Trump allegedly used to repay Cohen for the hush-money payment to keep adult film star Stormy Daniels from telling the public about her alleged affair with Trump right before the 2016 election. Continue reading…