Australian journalist Lachlan Cartwright thinks he is at the top of any list to be “sent to the Gulag” if Donald Trump is returned to office in November.
Then an ambitious newshound looking for a break in the febrile world of American tabloid journalism, the then 32-year-old from Melbourne had been told by his boss that a former Playboy Playmate named Karen McDougal, who allegedly had an affair with Trump, would be paid $US150,000 to ensure her story never saw the light of day.
Trump has been charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to cover up his alleged sexual encounter with Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election. Opening statements in the highly anticipated trial are set to start on Monday .Both Australians have already answered questions about the supposed cover-up that will be crucial to prosecutors’ attempts in the trial to convict Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for the November election.
“Howard told me that Pecker bought her story for $US150,000 but that it would never see the light of day.”
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