David Pecker, the former chairman of American Media Inc., which publishes the National Enquirer, has been implicated in several 'catch-and-kill' schemes allegedly orchestrated on behalf of former President Donald Trump. These schemes involved suppressing damaging stories about Trump by paying off individuals who threatened to go public.
One such instance involved adult film star Stormy Daniels, who reportedly contacted AMI in October 2016 to reveal her alleged affair with Trump. Pecker then reached out to Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, who negotiated a deal to keep Daniels silent, as detailed in court documents from Cohen's plea agreement.
