George Conway: Trump trial first witness’s testimony is 'damning' and could land ex-president in jail

Former American Media Inc. Chief Executive Officer David Pecker's Thursday testimony could lead to serious consequences for ex-President Donald Trump, according to conservative lawyer George Conway.

Conway explained to CNN's Wolf Blitzer why Pecker's testimony was both "damaging" and "damning" against Trump because it offered more context around how the former president used the National Enquirer to help his 2016 presidential election campaign.

The former National Enquirer publisher told prosecutors he believed his responsibility was to catch and kill unflattering stories about the former president in order to benefit his MAGA campaign.

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"This is this is why Pecker is such a powerful witness, because basically what happened with Stormy Daniels was set in motion by the original scheme that was set up using The National Enquirer, where The National Enquirer would essentially be used used to pay off people, to buy off people," Conway said.

"So that negative stories wouldn't be published about Donald Trump... but they did for the same purpose as as the original payments or through AMI — it was the same purpose that Cohen financed himself and then got reimbursed for the payments and Stormy Daniels, it was to affect the election."

The conservative lawyer added, "It's damaging testimony because the fact that there is a campaign in finance violation is what kicks up the business records charge from a misdemeanor to a felony and that's what could get Donald Trump jail time," Conway said Thursday.

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