During the ongoing trial, Trump attorney Todd Blanche vehemently dismissed the notion that President Trump and David Pecker, the former CEO of American Media Inc., believed stories in the National Enquirer could sway the outcome of the 2016 election. Blanche labeled such a belief as 'preposterous' and argued that it was implausible for individuals as 'sophisticated' as Trump and Pecker to think positively spun stories in the tabloid could influence such a significant event.
Blanche highlighted the fact that the National Enquirer had a circulation of 350,000 at the time, a relatively small number compared to the millions of voters in the 2016 election. He emphasized that the idea of a meeting in 2015 at Trump Tower having the power to impact the election results was illogical given the scale of the electoral process.
