Karen McDougal

Michael Cohen Pleads Guilty to Campaign Finance Violations, Implicates Trump as "Individual-1"

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Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s longtime personal attorney and fixer, pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court to eight felony counts, including campaign finance violations that he stated were committed “in coordination with and at the direction of a candidate for federal …

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National Enquirer Shreds Trump Documents from Safe After WSJ Inquiry

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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

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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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