Prosecutors detail Donald Trump’s ‘corrupt bargain’ in closing arguments

Joshua Steinglass tells hush-money jurors that scheme to bury negative stories before 2016 election distorted democracy

Donald Trump's secret plot to bury negative press ahead of the 2016 election deprived Americans of their right to choose a candidate at the ballot box, said the prosecution in its summation on Tuesday at the former president's New York hush-money trial.

Joshua Steinglass's closing statement reminded jurors of a summer 2015 meeting at Trump Tower where the real estate mogul sat with then consigliere Michael Cohen and tabloid honcho David Pecker.