During the trial of the catch-and-kill scheme to suppress the Dino Sajudin story, prosecutor Joshua Steinglass made a significant statement. He referred to the scheme as election interference, labeling it as overt election fraud. The prosecutor emphasized to the jury that this act was part of a larger conspiracy to interfere with the election process.
Steinglass further described the scheme as an illegal corporate campaign contribution. He alleged that American Media Inc. (AMI) had made this contribution to Mr. Trump's campaign with the intention of suppressing damaging information. The prosecutor went on to suggest that this contribution was made in collusion with Mr. Trump himself.