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Showing Original Post only (View all)What was David Pecker's motive for the catch and kill scheme? [View all]
I don't understand that part of it.
Pecker seems to say his motive is that he was friends with Trump.
But Pecker had no benefit from the scheme?
In fact Pecker lost money.
Pecker paid out large sums of cash to people for their salacious Trump stories.
Even when Trump did not reimburse him for some of this cash outlay, Pecker continues with the scheme.
Pecker could have made a great deal of money printing those stories to sell more papers.
So Pecker takes that loss too.
What was Becker's motive?
Was there some other quid pro quo?
Or perhaps cash from some other source to help Trump?
Or some sort of pressure?
Enquiring minds want to know.
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Keeping a (alleged) billionaire president as a pal is nourishment for one's ego.
Ping Tung
Apr 23
#6
Not sure National Enquirer was all that profitable but maybe they earned enough from celebrities
hlthe2b
Apr 23
#12
Yes this could be it. Pecker was well used to catch and kill with other celebrities.
Irish_Dem
Apr 23
#23
Yes. I know. But Pecker was said to pay Karen McDougal $150K that Trump did not pay back?
Irish_Dem
Apr 23
#17
I believe the benefit for pecker if trump won the presidency, was proximity to real political power.
louslobbs
Apr 23
#40
From what I've read, issues of this rag with the defendant on the cover sold more than any others
Stinky The Clown
Apr 23
#49
Pecker's testimony today contradicted this. He said there was nothing in it for him.
Stinky The Clown
Apr 23
#72
Trump was more likely to give him the tax cut he wanted than Hillary would have been
jmowreader
Apr 23
#60