Dylan Howard

Pecker and Howard Remove Trump Documents from National Enquirer Safe Before Inauguration

| Importance: 8/10

David Pecker and Dylan Howard remove remaining Trump documents from National Enquirer safe weeks before inauguration, fearing liability, either destroying or relocating files. This action was part of a broader pattern of document management and potential evidence suppression related to Trump’s …

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National Enquirer Shreds Trump Documents from Safe After WSJ Inquiry

| Importance: 9/10

After Wall Street Journal calls about McDougal payment, Dylan Howard orders staff to “get everything out of the safe” and shred documents, destroying evidence days before election. The Enquirer’s leadership, including CEO David Pecker, maintained a ‘catch and kill’ safe …

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AMI Pays Karen McDougal $150,000 to Kill Story of Trump Affair

| Importance: 9/10

National Enquirer pays former Playboy model Karen McDougal $150,000 for exclusive rights to story about year-long affair with Trump, largest catch-and-kill payment of campaign

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