Catch-and-Kill

Catch-and-Kill

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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David Pecker Agrees to Catch and Kill Negative Trump Stories at Trump Tower Meeting

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National Enquirer publisher David Pecker meets with Trump, Cohen, and Hope Hicks at Trump Tower, agrees to use tabloid to catch and kill sexual affair allegations against Trump during campaign

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