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Personal friend of trumps. >> these guys met many years ago and david pecker takes care of his friends. >> reporter: it is a back scratching relationship. with trump sometimes praising the enquirer. >> i have always said why didnt the national enquirer get the pulitzer prize. >> reporter: he mentioned it that the father of senator ted cruz father was involved. >> crazy lee harvey oswald having breakfast. >> reporter: that was debunked. >> they said if you call the president up, and you apologize...

Inability to speak, in her view and has regrets about this. >> reporter: the national inquirer paid $150,000 for the rights to mcdougals story in 2016, then never published it. the company in charge of the tabloid, which is pro-trump, said they did not find her story credible. former employees of media inc. says it is a catch and kill. the story unfavorable to trump and kill it, bury it. >> it takes the story out of the market so it wont see the light of day. >> reporter: why? david pecker is a ...

Tabloid said it did not find the story credible, but this is a classic catch and kill. you buy a story unfavorable to trump, then you kill it. you bury it. >> what it really means it takes the story out of the market. so that it wont see light of day. >> why? well, american medias chairman david pecker is a long-time personal friend of trumps. >> these guys met many years ago and they have maintained a friendship for a long time and david pecker takes care of his friends. >> its a back scratchin...