with lester holt.
>> good evening and
welcome.
the jury in the donald
trump hush money trial
was introduced to the
soft underbelly of the
supermarket tabloid
business today.
their guide
prosecution witness
david pecker, former
"national enquirer"
publisher.
pecker describing
made-up stories
published to damage
trump opponents.
he testified about a
payment to a new york
doorman for a
salacious but untrue
story about mr. trump
and described a key
meeting in which he
says he pledged to be
donald trump's eyes
and ears, ready to
alert to negative
stories that could
appear about him
during the 2016
presidential campaign.
the prosecution hoping
to prove it all leads
to paying off a porn
star and an illegal
scheme to disguise the
transaction through
altered business
records.
once again tonight,
here is laura jarrett.
>> reporter: tonight,
mr. trump's long-time
friend david pecker,
the former publisher
of the "national
enquirer" offering the
jury a rare glimpse
into the underworld of
tabloid...