Karen McDougal

2023 - 3 - 31

Manhattan district attorney asks about hush money paid to former ... (CNN)

The Manhattan district attorney's office has been asking questions during grand jury proceedings about a hush money scheme known as a "catch and kill" deal ...

The agreement said Cohen, Pecker and “one or more members of the campaign” met in August 2015. Pecker met with Cohen “and at least one other member of the campaign” in August 2015, the agreement states. Trump had a history, with his long-time friend and former chairman of AMI, David Pecker, of buying negative stories and planting positive ones, the people said. AMI got a non-prosecution agreement for cooperating with the federal prosecution. – which publishes the Enquirer – and later killed. [indictment](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/30/politics/donald-trump-indictment) has been filed under seal and will be announced in the coming days.

Manhattan grand jury probes payment to Karen McDougal, second ... (CBS News)

Witnesses who have appeared before the grand jury have fielded questions about Karen McDougal, a former Playboy model and actress, sources said.

On the tape, Cohen mentioned the need to "open up a company for the transfer of all of that info regarding our friend David." That payment was made by Michael Cohen, Trump's attorney and "fixer" at the time, and Daniels agreed not to disclose her allegations in exchange for the money. That agreement was never finalized after Pecker pulled out of the deal, federal prosecutors would later say. Trump has denied all wrongdoing and said he never had an affair with either Daniels or McDougal. David Pecker, who was the company's CEO until 2020 and a staunch Trump ally, ](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/national-enquirer-sold-vvip/)

DA probing Trump is investigating hush money payments to both ... (Fox News)

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is investigating the hush money payment made to former Playboy model Karen McDougal before the 2016 presidential ...

The Manhattan DA’s investigation into Trump began in 2019 by then-District Attorney Cyrus Vance. The company allegedly bought McDougal’s story from her, in which she claimed a past affair with then-candidate Donald Trump, for $150,000 in September 2016—weeks before the 2016 presidential election. It was at least the second time he has appeared before the panel as part of Bragg’s Trump investigation. [payments](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-manhattan-da-case-bob-costello-testifies-grand-jury-says-michael-cohen-serial-liar) made to both McDougal and Daniels were revealed and reported by Fox News in 2018. The Federal Election Commission also tossed its investigation into the matter in 2021. [FLASHBACK: PROSECUTORS CUT DEAL WITH ENQUIRER PARENT COMPANY OVER HUSH $$ TO MODEL CLAIMING TRUMP AFFAIR](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/prosecutors-wont-charge-national-enquirer-parent-company-over-payment-to-ex-playboy-model-who-claimed-trump-affair)

Trump grand jury reportedly examining second hush money payment (The Guardian)

Playboy model Karen McDougal claimed affair with Trump in 2006, for which she was allegedly paid $150000 in 'catch and kill' tactic.

Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer, gave Daniels $130,000 for her story in 2016, and that transaction was not publicly reported until 2018. The incident bears key similarities to the handling of Daniels’ story about her alleged sexual encounters with Trump beginning in 2006. But the tabloid ultimately did not publish McDougal’s account, effectively quashing the story in an industry tactic known as “catch and kill”.

Trump grand jury investigates SECOND 'hush-money' payment to ... (Daily Mail)

New York prosecutors looking to charge Donald Trump over 'hush money' paid to Stormy Daniels are also probing a $150000 payment made to a former Playboy ...

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's team has questioned grand jury witnesses about cash paid to Karen McDougal (pictured), who was Playboy Magazine 'Playmate of the Year' in 1998. But the purchase was a 'catch and kill' tactic to prevent the story being made public. 'Election interference through prosecutors is the new ballot stuffing for the Democrat party. [A grand jury is currently deciding whether Trump should be charged](/news/article-11916411/Manhattan-Trump-grand-jury-set-break-month.html) after handing $130,000 to Daniels, a porn star, to keep quiet about their alleged fling. She said she broke off the affair because she felt guilty. McDougal claims she had a ten-month affair with Trump which began in 2006.

Trump Grand Jury Digs Into Hush Money Paid to Second Woman (The Wall Street Journal)

Manhattan prosecutors have pressed witnesses on money paid to former Playboy model Karen McDougal.

The indictment, sought by the office of Manhattan District Attorney [Alvin Bragg](#phrase-auto-person?ref=PERSON%7CBragg%2C%20Alvin;onlineSignificance=passing-mention), wasn’t immediately made public. A Manhattan grand jury voted to indict Mr. Trump could face charges connected to the silencing of both women.