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The Political Scene | The New Yorker
Ronan Farrow on the Scheme at the Heart of Trump’s New York Trial
Apr 17, 2024
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Ronan Farrow discusses Trump's criminal trial, focusing on hush-money payments to Stormy Daniels, Dino Sajudin, and Karen McDougal. He highlights the significance of the cover-up in the case and the complexity of the scheme. Farrow emphasizes the impact of suppressed stories on Trump's election and the broader implications for transparency.
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- Trump's scheme involved catch and kill tactics with National Enquirer to suppress damaging stories.
- The trial underscores the broader implications of media manipulation by powerful figures like Trump.
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The Catch and Kill Scheme Involving Trump, Cohen, and AMI
The heart of the case against former President Donald Trump involves a catch and kill scheme orchestrated with his former lawyer Michael Cohen and the tabloid National Enquirer. This scheme aimed to suppress unflattering stories by buying them up, with one involving a rumored love child and another with former Playboy model Karen McDougall. Through such practices, Trump sought to manipulate the news cycle extensively.
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