National Enquirer

==Support of Donald Trump==
According to reporting in ''[[The Washington Post]]'', executives at the ''National Enquirer'' sent articles and cover images pertaining to Donald Trump or his electoral opponents to [[Michael Cohen (lawyer)|Michael Cohen]], Trump's lawyer, prior to their publication.<ref name="wapo">{{cite news |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/national-enquirer-sent-stories-about-trump-to-his-attorney-michael-cohen-before-publication-people-familiar-with-the-practice-say/2018/06/21/3978aff4-57a4-11e8-858f-12becb4d6067_story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622133507/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/national-enquirer-sent-stories-about-trump-to-his-attorney-michael-cohen-before-publication-people-familiar-with-the-practice-say/2018/06/21/3978aff4-57a4-11e8-858f-12becb4d6067_story.html |archive-date=June 22, 2018 |first=Sarah |last=Ellison |date=June 21, 2018 |title=''National Enquirer'' sent stories about Trump to his attorney Michael Cohen before publication, people familiar with the practice say}}</ref> The ''Post'' reported that this practice has continued since Trump became President of the United States.<ref name="wapo"/> American Media Inc. denied sharing material prior to publication.<ref name="wapo"/> Federal prosecutors have subpoenaed American Media Inc. as part of [[Michael Cohen (lawyer)#Investigations|their investigations]] into Michael Cohen for possible violation of campaign finance laws.<ref name="wapo"/><ref name="wsj">{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/publisher-of-national-enquirer-subpoenaed-in-michael-cohen-probe-1529529151 |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |title=Publisher of ''National Enquirer'' Subpoenaed in Michael Cohen Probe |first1=Nicole |last1=Hong |first2=Joe |last2=Palazzolo |first3=Michael |last3=Rothfeld |first4=Rebecca Davis |last4=O'Brien |date=June 20, 2018 |quote=The subpoena from Manhattan federal prosecutors requesting information from the publisher, American Media Inc., about its August 2016 payment to Karen McDougal is part of a broader criminal investigation of Mr. Trump’s former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, they said.}}</ref>

According to reporting by the [[Associated Press]], during the [[2016 United States presidential election]], stories that supported [[Donald Trump]] or attacked his rivals bypassed the newspaper's standard [[fact checking]] process.<ref name="AP1">{{cite news |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |url=https://www.apnews.com/f37ecfc4710b468db6a103a245146172 |title=$30,000 rumor? Tabloid paid for, spiked, salacious Trump tip |first1=Jake |last1=Pearson |first2=Jeff |last2=Horwitz |date=April 12, 2018}}</ref>

Donald Trump reportedly suggested stories to [[David Pecker]]—sometimes via [[Hope Hicks]] and sometimes personally—including a negative story about Republican primary opponent [[Ben Carson]].<ref name="wapo"/>