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Trump hush-money trial: Deal to bury Donald Trump stories was 'agreement between friends', publisher says

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A veteran US tabloid publisher testified on Tuesday that a secret plan to suppress stories about former President Donald Trump was an “agreement between friends”.

David Pecker, an ally of Mr Trump and former publisher of the National

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