Pecker reveals Sarah Sanders involvement in alleged "catch and kill" scheme at Trump trial

BILL THAT GIVES CHINESE COMPANY BYTEDANCE NINE MONTHS TO SELL TIKTOK. >>> BACK TO OUR TOP STORY. THE TESTIMONY WILL RESUME IN DONALD TRUMP'S CRIMINAL TRIAL OUT OF NEW YORK CITY. ACCUSED OF FALSIFYING BUSINESS RECORDS TO COVER UP A SO-CALLED HUSH MONEY PAYMENT MADE TO ADULT FILM STAR STORMY DANIELS DURING THE 2016 ELECTION. CBS NEWS CORRESPONDENT ERROL BARNETT IS ALSO THE COURTHOUSE WITH MORE. WE ARE EXPECTING TO HEAR MORE TESTIMONY FROM FORMER NATIONAL ENQUIRER PUBLISHER DAVID PACKER. CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH HIS TESTIMONY? >> Reporter: IT WAS FASCINATING. HE HAS ACCOMPLISHED TWO THINGS. HE ESTABLISHED HIMSELF AS SOMEONE WHO IS STILL A FAN OF DONALD TRUMP AND CONSIDERS HIMSELF A FRIEND. HE HAS PUT MORE MEAT ON THE BONES OF THE OVERALL ARGUMENT THAT THE PROSECUTION IS MAKING. HE DETAILED SPECIFIC CONVERSATIONS HE HAD WITH DONALD TRUMP AS A CANDIDATE, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY AS PRESIDENT WHEN IT BECAME CLEAR THAT THERE WERE TABLOID STORIES THAT WERE BEING SHOPPED AROUND AS IT RELATES TO A PLAYBOY MODEL WILLING TO SELL HER STORY. AN INTERVIEW ON A NEWS NETWORK IN MARCH OF 2018. FOR THE FIRST TIME, REVEALED THAT THE GOVERNOR OF ARKANSAS WERE INVOLVED IN PLOTTING CONVERSATIONS TO KEEP THE STORY FROM REACHING THE PUBLIC REALMS. THAT WAS SIGNIFICANT. CROSS-EXAMINATION CONTINUES TODAY AND WHEN DONALD TRUMP'S LEGAL TEAM CONTINUES WITH QUESTIONS, THEY POKED HOLES IN HIS MEMORY AND SAYS, YOU ALSO HAVE DONE THIS FOR DEMOCRATS AND YOU HAVE BEEN INCONSISTENT WITH SOME STORIES WHEN YOU SPEAK TO FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS. YESTERDAY, THE JURY ENDED BY SEEING THAT OFFENSE POKE HOLES IN HIS MEMORY AND THAT WILL CONTINUE TODAY. >> ARE YOU TRYING TO SHOW OFF? PEPPER? ? >> Reporter: DID YOU HEAR THE NOISE BEHIND ME? >> 100% PROFESSIONAL. WHAT HAS THE PRESIDENTS DEMEANOR BEEN LIKE? >> Reporter: HE IS FULLY ENGAGED AND SPEAKING WITH THE LEGAL TEAM. THERE IS A TV MONITOR WITH A FULL SHOT OF DONALD TRUMP. THE TESTIMONY YESTERDAY ACCORDING TO OUR FOLKS IN THE ROOM SAY THAT THE JURY WAS ENGAGED AND ANIMATED WHILE THE PROSECUTION WAS WALKING HIM THROUGH THE TIMELINE, BUT WHEN IT CAME TO CROSS-EXAMINATION AND THE DEFENSE WAS TRYING TO POKE HOLES IN THE STORY, THE JURY WAS LAST ENGAGED AND DONALD TRUMP APPEARS TO BE NODDING OFF. I SAY APPEAR, BECAUSE HIS EYES KIND OF DROOP AND IT SEEMS AS IF THEY CLOSE AND HIS BODY STOPS MOVING AND TO SLOUCHES BACK IN HIS CHAIR, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN HE WILL JESTER, MOVE AROUND AND SPEAK WITH HIS LEGAL TEAM. THERE IS NO EASY FEAT TO BE A DEFENDANT THROUGH A CRIMINAL TRIAL, BUT HE IS FULLY ENGAGED AND IT REMAINS A JARRING SCENE TO SEE FROM A PRESIDENT AS A CRIMINAL DEFENDANT IN A

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Keywords: donald trump, sarah sanders, sarah huckabee, politics, hush money, stormy daniels, michael cohen, republicans, democrats, Sarah Sanders, Michael Cohen, Donald Trump, Politics, Stormy Daniels, Democrats, CBS News, U.S.

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Length: 3min 26sec (206 seconds)

Published: Fri Apr 26 2024