Now we know what it looks like when unscrupulous members of the press collude with corrupt politicians. Through the testimony of Hope Hicks, David Pecker and others, plus and reams of text messages, New York criminal prosecutors have painted an excruciatingly detailed picture of the bartering that led to the National Enquirer and Donald Trump buying negative stories for the purpose of quashing them. In his opening statement, Trump’s lawyer told the jury that “there’s nothing illegal” about... Read this story
