Ex-National Enquirer boss David Pecker has been asked to recount a phone call with Donald Trump in which Trump asked about former Playboy model Karen McDougal, who alleged she had an affair with the former president.
In June 2016, Pecker left a company meeting when he was informed by his assistant that he got a call from Trump.
On the call, Trump said, “I spoke to Michael (Cohen) and I want to talk to you about Karen McDougal,” Pecker testifies.
Trump attorney Emil Bove asks if the former publisher recalls telling Trump, “She doesn’t want her story published.”
“Yes, I remember saying that,” Pecker said.
Pecker hesitated at times in the testimony, appearing to lose his train of thought, and explained after one long pause that he “just wanted to make sure” he remembered.