Topic: David Cohen

Testimony from former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker detailed his efforts to protect Donald Trump's 2016 campaign by burying negative stories. Meanwhile, prosecutors are seeking to hold Trump in criminal contempt for violating a gag order that prevents him from attacking trial witnesses like Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels.

An analysis of a PBS NewsHour segment featuring David Brooks and Mark Shields focuses on their commentary regarding the Michael Cohen hearings. The hosts argue that both commentators share the same anti-Trump perspective, failing to provide the "point-counterpoint" balance traditionally expected from the program.

National Enquirer publisher David Pecker was granted immunity in the Michael Cohen investigation. A deconstruction of ABC News coverage by Tom Yamas highlights "chicken shit journalism," where Trump quotes are taken out of context to suggest he is "slamming" individuals when he is actually lamenting the legal situation of "flipping" witnesses.

The release of a secret recording made by Michael Cohen shows him discussing a payment to buy the rights to Karen McDougal's story about an alleged affair with Donald Trump. The "catch and kill" strategy involved David Pecker of American Media Inc. The hosts argue the media is overhyping the legal significance of the tapes regarding campaign finance laws.

Porn star Stormy Daniels is suing President Trump, arguing that a 2016 non-disclosure agreement is invalid because the President never signed it. The agreement used the aliases "David Dennison" and "Peggy Peterson" and involved a $130,000 payment from attorney Michael Cohen. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated that the administration has already won an arbitration case against Daniels.

A Senate Homeland Security hearing led by Senator Carl Levin investigated the ongoing laundering of Mexican drug proceeds through U.S. financial institutions. Treasury official David Cohen testified that despite new regulations in Mexico, illicit funds continue to be "layered" into legitimate trade transactions and moved through Central American countries to enter the U.S. system.