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Gothmog

(145,631 posts) Thu Aug 23, 2018, 06:15 PM Aug 2018

AP: National Enquirer's safe held damaging Trump stories

Source: AP

NEW YORK (AP) — The National Enquirer kept a safe containing documents on hush money payments and other damaging stories it killed as part of its cozy relationship with Donald Trump leading up to the 2016 presidential election, people familiar with the arrangement told The Associated Press.

The detail came as several media outlets reported on Thursday that federal prosecutors had granted immunity to National Enquirer chief David Pecker, potentially laying bare his efforts to protect his longtime friend Trump.

Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty this week to campaign finance violations alleging he, Trump and the tabloid were involved in buying the silence of a porn actress and a Playboy model who alleged affairs with Trump.

Several people familiar with the National Enquirer’s parent company, American Media Inc., who spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity because they signed non-disclosure agreements, said the safe was a great source of power for Pecker, the company’s CEO.

Read more: https://apnews.com/143be3c52d4746af8546ca6772754407

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AP: National Enquirer's safe held damaging Trump stories (Original Post) Gothmog Aug 2018 OP

From the Hoarse Whisperer Gothmog Aug 2018 #1

FAKE NEWS!! MountCleaners Aug 2018 #7

The Original Soxfan58 Aug 2018 #27

Exactly. His propaganda was an unreported election contribution. Essentially free negative adverts. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #11

Bingo ck4829 Aug 2018 #25

NatEnq was vile and that was just with Clinton. It had plenty of Obama hit pieces as well. nt BumRushDaShow Aug 2018 #12

+1 ck4829 Aug 2018 #24

Oh lordie.....now why would he do that? dixiegrrrrl Aug 2018 #2

No one trusts trump Gothmog Aug 2018 #5

This saga gets more fun every day BeyondGeography Aug 2018 #3

trump surrounds himself with only the best people Gothmog Aug 2018 #6

Well, he's surrounded by Mueller's team now, so his claim is coming true! lagomorph777 Aug 2018 #21

Blackmail SansACause Aug 2018 #4

Send Geraldo to open up the safe! NRaleighLiberal Aug 2018 #8

I think Pecker kind of looks like Geraldo texasfiddler Aug 2018 #13

KICK and R!!! Leghorn21 Aug 2018 #9

So now we know Pecker had kompromat like everyone speculated... pecosbob Aug 2018 #10

Does he have the Pee Pee tape? sheshe2 Aug 2018 #14

Putin's goal is to generate chaos Gothmog Aug 2018 #16

Ummm EricMaundry Aug 2018 #18

For this thread Gothmog Aug 2018 #19

Great toon sheshe2 Aug 2018 #26

Good question. ck4829 Aug 2018 #23

Make it rain, AMI! meadowlander Aug 2018 #15

Talk about fake news. BlueWI Aug 2018 #17

The other tabloids are loving it. lagomorph777 Aug 2018 #20

K&R ck4829 Aug 2018 #22

They have so much shit on him in that safe, it is like a septic tank. Doodley Aug 2018 #28

Gothmog

(145,631 posts)

1. From the Hoarse Whisperer

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Thu Aug 23, 2018, 06:17 PM

Aug 2018

Link to tweet

MountCleaners

(1,148 posts)

7. FAKE NEWS!!

Reply to Gothmog (Reply #1)

Thu Aug 23, 2018, 06:25 PM

Aug 2018

n/t

Soxfan58

(3,479 posts)

27. The Original

Reply to MountCleaners (Reply #7)

Fri Aug 24, 2018, 12:53 PM

Aug 2018

Real fake news. Brain candy for the intellectually challenged, or better known as the GOP.

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,047 posts)

11. Exactly. His propaganda was an unreported election contribution. Essentially free negative adverts.

Reply to Gothmog (Reply #1)

Thu Aug 23, 2018, 06:43 PM

Aug 2018

ck4829

(35,094 posts)

25. Bingo

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #11)

Fri Aug 24, 2018, 12:47 PM

Aug 2018

BumRushDaShow

(129,613 posts)

12. NatEnq was vile and that was just with Clinton. It had plenty of Obama hit pieces as well. nt

Reply to Gothmog (Reply #1)

Thu Aug 23, 2018, 07:03 PM

Aug 2018

ck4829

(35,094 posts)

24. +1

Reply to Gothmog (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 24, 2018, 12:46 PM

Aug 2018

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

2. Oh lordie.....now why would he do that?

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Thu Aug 23, 2018, 06:20 PM

Aug 2018

Why would not trust his good friend Trump as much as Trump trusted him????

Gothmog

(145,631 posts)

5. No one trusts trump

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #2)

Thu Aug 23, 2018, 06:23 PM

Aug 2018

I bet that there are tapes of trump in this safe.

Again, the best way to get an immunity deal is to have something good to offer

BeyondGeography

(39,384 posts)

3. This saga gets more fun every day

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Thu Aug 23, 2018, 06:21 PM

Aug 2018

It’s like Mueller is on a douche shooting spree.

Gothmog

(145,631 posts)

6. trump surrounds himself with only the best people

Reply to BeyondGeography (Reply #3)

Thu Aug 23, 2018, 06:24 PM

Aug 2018

This will be fun to watch

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)

21. Well, he's surrounded by Mueller's team now, so his claim is coming true!

Reply to Gothmog (Reply #6)

Fri Aug 24, 2018, 12:28 PM

Aug 2018

SansACause

(520 posts)

4. Blackmail

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Thu Aug 23, 2018, 06:21 PM

Aug 2018

Pure and simple blackmail.

NRaleighLiberal

(60,024 posts)

8. Send Geraldo to open up the safe!

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Thu Aug 23, 2018, 06:29 PM

Aug 2018

texasfiddler

(1,990 posts)

13. I think Pecker kind of looks like Geraldo

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Reply #8)

Thu Aug 23, 2018, 07:06 PM

Aug 2018

Come to think of it, I always thought Geraldo was a Pecker.

Leghorn21

(13,527 posts)

9. KICK and R!!!

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Thu Aug 23, 2018, 06:35 PM

Aug 2018

Thanks, Gothmog!!

pecosbob

(7,545 posts)

10. So now we know Pecker had kompromat like everyone speculated...

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Thu Aug 23, 2018, 06:37 PM

Aug 2018

How much more likely does that make it that the Russians, who pretty much own the concept of kompromat, have goods on the Gump?

sheshe2

(83,940 posts)

14. Does he have the Pee Pee tape?

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Thu Aug 23, 2018, 07:14 PM

Aug 2018

Inquiring minds~

Gothmog

(145,631 posts)

16. Putin's goal is to generate chaos

Reply to sheshe2 (Reply #14)

Thu Aug 23, 2018, 07:21 PM

Aug 2018

Putin is not trump's friend and Putin's sole goal is to generate as much chaos as possible. Right now, Putin should generate the maximum amount of chaos by releasing the pee tape before the midterm elections. Trump could resign after the mid term elections and now is the best time for Putin to make use of that tape. If Russia is reading this board, Russia can generate the maximum amount of chaos by releasing the pee tape in October.