In a meeting held in 2015, it was revealed that Donald Trump, Michael Cohen, and David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer, had reached an agreement where Pecker would assist Trump's campaign. This information was disclosed by prosecutor Matthew Colangelo during his opening statement.
The scheme devised during the meeting had three main components. Colangelo explained that Pecker had agreed to aid Trump by suppressing negative stories about him, promoting favorable stories, and disseminating negative stories about Trump's political adversaries.
