The hush money trial involving former President Donald Trump resumed on Friday afternoon following a lunch break. The trial saw former American Media, Inc., CEO David Pecker facing questioning from New York prosecutor Joshua Steinglass. Defense attorney Emil Bove is also expected to cross-examine Pecker as the proceedings continue.
During the trial, the defense sought to highlight inconsistencies in Pecker's recollection of key events, casting doubt on his credibility as a witness. Trump's legal team focused on questioning Pecker about the financial motives behind AMI's decision to purchase the rights to Karen McDougal's story alleging an affair with Trump.
The defense aimed to demonstrate to the jury that Pecker's decisions were driven by what was best for AMI rather than the Trump presidential campaign. Pecker testified that the information in National Enquirer articles attacking Trump's political opponents was not original to the tabloid and had been previously reported in the public domain.
