Donald Trump trial LIVE: National Enquirer boss David Pecker reveals why Karen McDougal ‘didn’t want to be the next Monica Lewinsky’

David Pecker testified that Karen McDougal didn’t want the story of her relationship published.

‘She said she didn’t want to be the next Monica Lewinsky,’ Pecker said.

‘She wanted to restart her career,’ he added.

Supreme Court justices are hearing arguments in the Trump immunity case.

Attorney D John Sauer gave arguments first.

Prosecutors in the court asked the judge again for Trump to be held in contempt for violating the gag order, citing four more violations of the gag order.

That’s a total of 14 violations cited so far.

Trump detailed his thoughts to reporters about his Supreme Court case on presidential immunity before he stepped into NY court.

‘A president has to have immunity, this has nothing to do with me, this has to do with a president in the future a hundred years from now,’ he stated.

‘If you don’t have immunity you’re not going to do anything, you’re going to become a ceremonial president, it’s just going to be doing nothing you’re not going to be taking any of the risks both good and bad, you’re going to make some great decisions to save the country, you’re going to make some decisions which are unfortunate but that’s the way it is.’

‘But you’re not going to do anything if you don’t have immunity because otherwise you’re going to be prosecuted after you leave office. … We don’t want a ceremonial president, we want to have a real president.’

Trump walked into court wearing a navy suit and a bright red tie. He was licking his lips and was walking quicker than usual.

He appeared engaged at his desk with his lawyers. Emil Bove sat closest to Judge Juan Merchan, suggesting he will do the talking.

Todd Blanche, who Judge Merchan clashed with on Tuesday, is sitting on Trump’s left, indicating he will not be addressing the court today.

Trump arrived at the court commenting to reporters on bad economic numbers, specifically referring to the GDP, gas prices, and the US dollar.

‘This is Bidenomics, it’s catching up with him … it’s destroyed our country at the border, destroyed our country with other countries, they no longer respect the United States,’ he said.

‘That’s very bad news,’ he added.

He again posited he could do very well in New York in the 2024 election, citing the enthusiasm of the construction workers he met with earlier in the day.

Trump also hinted he was planning a big rally in New York at Madison Square Garden to honor Police officers, firefighters, and teachers.

‘We’re honoring teachers, because teachers have been very maligned with very poor leadership,’ he said. ‘We’ll be honoring the people that make New York work.’

Trump complained that too many police officers were protecting the court house preventing his supporters from appearing to demonstrate their support.

‘I think that the Supreme Court has a very important argument before it today, I would have loved to be there, but this judge would not allow it to happen. I should be there, but he wouldn’t allow it to happen, I think he puts himself above the Supreme Court which is unfortunate isn’t it?’ he said.

A state investigator testified Wednesday that he considers former President Donald Trump, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani to be uncharged co-conspirators in the Michigan fake electors plot.

Howard Shock, whose work led to forgery charges against more than a dozen people in Michigan, was being cross-examined Wednesday in Lansing as part of a hearing Wednesday to determine if there’s enough evidence to order a trail.

A defense attorney, Duane Silverthorn, offered a series of names and asked Shock if they were ‘unindicted co-conspirators,’ which means they weren’t charged but could have been part of an alleged plot to put Michigan’s electoral votes in Trump’s column.

Shock responded ‘yes’ to Trump, Meadows, Giuliani and some high-ranking state Republicans.

In Michigan, authorities said more than a dozen Republicans sent certificates to Congress falsely declaring they were electors and that Trump was the winner of the 2020 election in the state, despite results showing he had lost.

Former President Donald Trump has arrived at the Manhattan courthouse on Thursday morning where testimony will resume.

Trump told reporters earlier this morning, he wanted to be at the United States Supreme Court but that the New York judge would not let him.

‘We have a big case today this judge isn’t allowing me to go,’ he said.

Former President Donald Trump leaves Trump Tower for the Manhattan courthouse in New York City.

The court today is expected to hear testimony from former tabloid publisher David Pecker, the man who helped Trump ‘catch-and-kill’ embarrassing stories about him during his presidential campaign.

Protesters have been slowly gathering outside the Supreme Court ahead of the historic Donald Trump immunity hearing.

Several anti-Trump activists held up ‘LOSER’ and Trump is ‘TOXIC’ signs hours before arguments are set to kick off.

The nine justices are set to determine whether the former president is shielded from prosecution for his actions taken while President of the United States.

The decision by the court could have a monumental impact on presidential powers and a direct impact on Trump who is facing multiple criminal charges over his actions on January 6.

Anti-Trump protesters were outside the court Thursday morning early.

One man marched with a sign that read ‘lawlessness cannot governor our republic.’ Another sign simply read ‘loser’ in the similar red, white and blue look of Trump signs.

After meeting with construction workers in New York, former President Donald Trump spoke to the media about his presidential immunity case at the Supreme Court.

‘We have a big case today, these judges aren’t allowing me to go, we have a big case today at the Supreme Court, on presidential immunity. A president has to have immunity, if you don’t have immunity you have just a ceremonial president,’ he said.

Construction workers shouted ‘USA!’ and ‘We love Trump!’ as he signed MAGA hats, hard hats, and union hats and took selfies.

‘Joe Biden’s still in bed!’ one worker shouted.

Trump told reporters he was going to make a ‘play for New York’ in the 2024 election, citing the enthusiasm from workers that he met with.

‘We have a good chance of winning New York in my opinion, we’re going to give it a shot,’ he said.

He also celebrated new polling showing him ahead of Biden in key swing states, repeating that Biden was the ‘worst president in the history of the country.’

‘He’s destroying our country. Close the borders, one phone call you can close the borders. Close up the borders Joe, out country is going to hell,’ he said.

Follow along with DailyMail.com’s Sarah Ewall-Wice as protestors gather outside the Supreme Court for historic arguments today.

The first person waiting in line is a 24-year-old who showed up Tuesday evening and has camped out for two nights on the concrete.

He told DailyMail.com that he has ‘no regrets’ this morning.

I have no idea. They’ve taken my constitutional right away with a gag order. That’s all it is. It’s election interference.

Trump was greeted by hundreds chanting ‘USA, USA’ as he met union workers in New York on the morning of a monumental day in the courts.

The former president greeted teamsters on a construction site and signed MAGA hats as he prepared for another day of testimony in the Manhattan hush money trial.

Meanwhile, Trump’s lawyers are heading to the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. on Thursday morning in attempts to persuade the nine justices that he is immune from prosecution.

‘This whole thing it’s election interference’ Trump told the crowd regarding his multiple legal battles before taking a shot at President Joe Biden.

‘We’re leading by a lot. He is the worst president in the history of our country. He makes Jimmy Carter look great.’

It is a busy day in the courts for Donald Trump.

He will be in a courtroom in New York City today for his hush money trial as the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Washington over whether he should be immune from prosecution for actions he took during his time as president.

In New York, jurors will hear more witness testimony from David Pecker, former publisher of the National Enquirer.

Trump also faces a looming decision by the judge in the case on whether he violated a gag order.

Trump had asked to miss his criminal trial for the day so he could sit in on the Supreme Court’s special session.

The justices will begin weighing whether he can be prosecuted in a separate case over his efforts to reverse the result of the 2020 election.

His request to be in Washington was denied by the hush money trial judge Juan Merchan.

Judge Merchan said: ‘Arguing before the Supreme Court is a big deal, and I can certainly appreciate why your client would want to be there, but a trial in New York Supreme Court is also a big deal.’