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66. The simple fun of exercising great power???? nt

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What was David Pecker's motive for the catch and kill scheme? [View all] Irish_Dem Apr 23 OP

IMO, it was a bad business decision. no_hypocrisy Apr 23 #1

But what profit? Irish_Dem Apr 23 #4

You're correct. Missing information. no_hypocrisy Apr 23 #13

No there had to be more than accommodations at a golf resort. Irish_Dem Apr 23 #21

Selling more rags at the MOMFUDSKI Apr 23 #18

He would have sold more rags printing Trump's stories. Irish_Dem Apr 23 #22

What is the demographic for buying those Rags? FHRRK Apr 23 #41

Someone here said Trump stories sold more copies of the NE. Irish_Dem Apr 23 #45

Having dirt on the President has gotta be worth something. tinrobot Apr 23 #2

Gathering black mail information? Irish_Dem Apr 23 #5

Maybe not blackmail, but information is power for a publishing company. tinrobot Apr 23 #26

Good point. Irish_Dem Apr 23 #28

Good question Raven123 Apr 23 #3

Some good guesses. Irish_Dem Apr 23 #7

Your #4 could be close. Irish_Dem Apr 23 #10

(6) An obscure Putin/Saudi connection? ariadne0614 Apr 23 #54

Keeping a (alleged) billionaire president as a pal is nourishment for one's ego. Ping Tung Apr 23 #6

Yes that could be the case. One narcissist sucking up to another narcissist. Irish_Dem Apr 23 #8

Maybe he was hoarding kompromat for future use. yorkster Apr 23 #27

Yes good guess. Irish_Dem Apr 23 #29

Or selling it to Putin Diraven Apr 23 #43

It was part of a larger business relationship unblock Apr 23 #9

Yes this is what I am thinking too. Irish_Dem Apr 23 #11

Not sure National Enquirer was all that profitable but maybe they earned enough from celebrities hlthe2b Apr 23 #12

Oh this is an interesting idea. Irish_Dem Apr 23 #16

Isnt he basically Danny Devito Johonny Apr 23 #20

Yes this could be it. Pecker was well used to catch and kill with other celebrities. Irish_Dem Apr 23 #23

maybe... myohmy2 Apr 23 #14

Maybe Pecker was being paid by Russia. Irish_Dem Apr 23 #24

Pecker didn't pay $130k to Stormy LiberalFighter Apr 23 #15

Yes. I know. But Pecker was said to pay Karen McDougal $150K that Trump did not pay back? Irish_Dem Apr 23 #17

Maybe that will be revealed later? LiberalFighter Apr 23 #19

Yes we are missing pieces of the story. Irish_Dem Apr 23 #25

Maybe he thought the Enquirer would be worth more and get bought out. bucolic_frolic Apr 23 #30

His motive now is not to go to prison. Irish_Dem Apr 23 #31

He wanted at least 4 years of djt and his quips and babylonsister Apr 23 #32

What the media has been saying.... usedtobedemgurl Apr 23 #33

I didn't realize Trump was such a big draw for the NE. Irish_Dem Apr 23 #34

I have heard that from MSNBC for sure. usedtobedemgurl Apr 23 #35

Wow. Ok, that would be a motive for Pecker to suck up to Trump. Irish_Dem Apr 23 #37

I think Rachel was part of a panel I heard it on. usedtobedemgurl Apr 23 #38

Yes Trump was just part of the NE catch and kill blackmail scheme. Irish_Dem Apr 23 #42

Weak character lead to a deeply misguided attempt at social climbing mahina Apr 23 #36

Two deeply flawed human beings using each other. Irish_Dem Apr 23 #39

I believe the benefit for pecker if trump won the presidency, was proximity to real political power. louslobbs Apr 23 #40

Yes that has been a big part of addiction to Trump. Addiction to power. Irish_Dem Apr 23 #46

Didn't Speaker Inertia sagetea Apr 23 #44

Yes, did Putin funnel money to Pecker and other media outlets? Irish_Dem Apr 23 #47

Well... sagetea Apr 23 #52

Makes sense. Putin was pulling out all the stops to get Trump installed. Irish_Dem Apr 23 #55

Access. Power. Prestige. Kid Berwyn Apr 23 #48

Yes he got something. Irish_Dem Apr 23 #50

"This is Ground Zero of Fake News." -- Andrew Weissmann, former DoJ bigwig. Kid Berwyn Apr 23 #57

Like Pelosi said, with Trump all roads lead back to Russia. Irish_Dem Apr 23 #59

From what I've read, issues of this rag with the defendant on the cover sold more than any others Stinky The Clown Apr 23 #49

So Trump had to promise more stories to make up for the killed stories. Irish_Dem Apr 23 #51

Pecker's testimony today contradicted this. He said there was nothing in it for him. Stinky The Clown Apr 23 #72

He raked in the dough on the anti-Clinton bs atories. GreenWave Apr 23 #53

Raking in dough from more than one source most likely. Irish_Dem Apr 23 #56

This probably sounds naive senseandsensibility Apr 23 #58

That certainly could be a part of it. Irish_Dem Apr 23 #62

Trump was more likely to give him the tax cut he wanted than Hillary would have been jmowreader Apr 23 #60

Yes another piece of the motive. Irish_Dem Apr 23 #63

In kind campaign contribution to Trump's 2016 campaign? applegrove Apr 23 #61

Yes but he wanted something in return. Irish_Dem Apr 23 #64

Well he gave Trump something of value. Should not applegrove Apr 23 #67

I think so. So many crimes. Irish_Dem Apr 23 #69

Here malaise Apr 23 #65

The simple fun of exercising great power???? nt LAS14 Apr 23 #66

Yes a piece of it, I agree. Irish_Dem Apr 23 #68

Alex Wagner is running a piece on this mnmoderatedem Apr 23 #70

Interesting. Irish_Dem Apr 23 #71