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Trump hush money trial live: David Pecker details learning of Stormy Daniels - BBC News Trump hush money trial live: David Pecker details learning of Stormy Daniels - BBC News
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Pecker made regular mention of "the boss" during his testimony on Thursday, providing a mob movie quality to the whole affair. Though the material of Donald Trump's hush-money case might seem salacious, a polling expert tells BBC News that he doubts it will do much to affect the views of the voting public about the 2024 presidential election.
Who is this alleged "boss" - the man Pecker and ex-lawyer Michael Cohen worked so hard for - at the centre of several alleged hush-money payouts and four hours of testimony? Sean J Westwood, a pollster and politics professor at Dartmouth University, says that "Americans either think this trial is a political vendetta or long-due justice".
It's the man at the defence table: Donald Trump, the former president. Voters who have made up their minds about the presidential election are the ones who are likely watching, he notes, and those who haven't probably aren't tuning in.
Pecker has regularly used "the boss" title in place of Trump's name while testifying, and it has not placed the former president in a flattering light. "Undecided voters who are struggling to buy groceries or pay rent are just not watching the trial. It is easy to get stuck in the play-by-play of the trial, but it isn't clear that average Americans care."
Pecker has alleged the following of "the boss":
"The boss" is the one who had Pecker pay $130,000 to a Playboy model over a secret affair.
"The boss" would definitely pay Pecker back, though he never did.
"The boss" would be pleased if Pecker could stop Stormy Daniels' claims from becoming public.
"The boss" would be angry if Pecker didn't do more to stop allegations of the affair from coming to light.
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