National Enquirer publisher fined over payment for Trump story

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Federal watchdog fines magazine’s owner $187,500 over story of former Playboy model who claimed she had affair with Trump
A federal election watchdog fined the publisher of the National Enquirer $187,500 for scuppering the story of a former Playboy model who claimed she’d had an affair with Donald Trump.
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) fined A360 Media, formerly known as American Media, for paying Karen McDougal $150,000 in August 2016, saying the payment was made to keep her story from becoming public before the presidential election. Continue reading...

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