National Enquirer publisher flips, admits to paying hush money to protect Trump before election

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The Blaze

American Media Inc. — the company responsible for publishing the National Enquirer — has admitted to paying hush money to silence alleged mistresses of then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, according to a report Wednesday by NBC News.

 

On Wednesday, former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison for lying to investigators about the purported operation between the company and Trump's campaign, as well as financial crimes and lying to Congress.

What are the details?

American Media Inc. admitted that it paid $150,000 in such monies to protect Trump from fallout prior to the 2016 election, prosecutors said.

In short, the company admitted to paying money for exclusive rights to a story, and then sitting on the story so that it could not be published.

Prosecutors also reportedly added that the company will avoid prosecution by spelling out that it specifically worked with Trump's campaign to pay the alleged mistresses off.

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Silence before a scandal?