Who is Trump trial's first witness, David Pecker?

The prosecution's first witness took the stand today in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial. But who is David Pecker and why is his testimony important? MSNBC legal blog writer Jordan Rubin explains.

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[randallpickering]

The picture in the gray suit gives me a Ron Jeremy vibe, along with his name.

[DonnaC-wf]

All of Donald's friends are shady, slimy and/or tacky. Does he have any classy friends? Uh....no . He does not 😐

[bera]

You can tell a lot about a person from the company they keep....or don't

[PennyBryarly]

Fortunately Pecker's first name isn't Richard.

[boomslangCA]

He was obviously a model for a Tooth Whitening product. Still getting paid.

[roberttaylor]

SNL WON'T BE ABLE TO TOP THIS!!!
but I 'm still gonna watch them try....
What's up with this?...what's up with that?😂

[stanhartman]

Everyone who's testifying against trump are trumps best friends.😅😅😅

[ecamp]

He's a big fan of men's body builders.

[Anne_]

It’s worse for his brother Richard though.

[jimmartin]

What other politicians and celebrities have done the same thing with him, is the biggest question? Should they to be charged?

[jeffreychevalier]

So the first witness against him is the national inquirer?😮
Soap opera digest up next maybe?

[joyceholman]

Looks like the guy from the Gong Show😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[stanhartman]

No that happened the first day of trial, when trump pooped his

[jacan]

So we are suppose to believe the national enquirer?

[ThomasBurke-xp]

Someone better remind him of these words if he's a witness for trump.
I PLEAD THE FIFTH 😂

[grantstewart]

Buckle up and get your popcorn ready 😊

[allenkranawetter]

There is also somebody else. Who is quite familiar with Stormy Daniels.

[RenaAlam]

Hold up wait a minute Trump's hair was yellow like emoji, , 🦨🦨🦨⛽☠️😷💣💥🎆🧨💩

[FlowerM]

Why DT commit Fraud then with his family that was not scheme!

[rogerroth]

We don't need to translate FDJT to English.