Bill McGurn: Pecker immunity deal is ‘bad news’ for Trump Commenting on news that David Pecker, CEO of American Media, will receive federal immunity in the Michael Cohen case, Wall Street Journal columnist and Fox News contributor Bill McGurn says the real danger to President Trump is not a criminal indictment but the threat of impeachment. **Want FOX News Halftime Report in your inbox every day? Sign up here.** On the roster: Report: Trump tabloid pal cut deal with feds – Fox News Poll: Dems maintain lead in race for House – NFL anthem protests blitzes Texas race – Never mind… DNC says hack attempt was just a test – For Sale: 3BR, 2BA, ranch home, T. Rex incl. REPORT: TRUMP TABLOID PAL CUT DEAL WITH FEDSNYT: “The tabloid executive David J. Pecker has been granted immunity by federal prosecutors investigating payments during the 2016 campaign to two women who said they had affairs with Donald J. Trump, a person familiar with the investigation confirmed on Thursday. Mr. Pecker is chief executive and chairman of American Media Inc., the nation’s biggest tabloid news publisher, best known for its flagship, The National Enquirer. He is close to Mr. Trump and the president’s former lawyer and fixer, Michael D. Cohen, and had been integral to a campaign effort to help protect Mr. Trump from embarrassing stories about women as he ran for the presidency. … The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday night that Mr. Pecker was cooperating with prosecutors, and Vanity Fair published news of the immunity deal on Thursday. The agreement adds another unusual aspect to a case never seen before in the annals of presidential campaign finance history. It means that a company that operates as a news organization is cooperating with federal authorities on an investigation that involves its work with a campaign.”Trump tries a new line on hush money payments – WSJ: “President Trump denied playing a part in illegal hush-money payments to two women during the 2016 campaign and berated his former lawyer for swearing in court a day earlier that he had, leaving the White House and both political parties Wednesday to sort through the fallout less than three months before midterm elections. Mr. Trump and administration officials sought to discredit Michael Cohen, who said Tuesday as part of a guilty plea in federal court that the president directed him to buy the silence of the women so their allegations about affairs with Mr. Trump wouldn’t harm his presidential bid. On Twitter, Mr. Trump accused Mr. Cohen of lying and mocked his legal talents. On Fox News, Mr. Trump said he became aware of the payments to the women ‘later on,’ echoing his statement in April that he wasn’t aware of the payment to Stephanie Clifford, the former adult-film star who goes by the name Stormy Daniels, at the time it took place.”Decries plea deals with prosecutors – CBS News: “President Trump suggested that ‘flipping’ or cooperating with prosecutors in return for a reduced sentence, similar to what Mr. Trump’s former attorney and fixer Michael Cohen did, should
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