During the trial involving former President Trump and hush money, there was a scary incident involving David Pecker, who used to run a magazine. Someone sent an email pretending to be in Pecker’s house, saying they’d hurt someone. But it was a lie, and the police were already at Pecker’s house, so nothing happened.
This trick, called “swatting,” is mean and dangerous. People do it to scare others by making fake reports to the police. Even important politicians have been targeted before.
This was the first time someone involved in Trump’s legal issues got swatted. The case is about Trump supposedly paying money to hide a past affair and working with Pecker to stop the news from coming out before the election.
Pecker admitted in court that he helped Trump by hiding stories that could hurt his campaign. He said he did it because he didn’t want Trump to be embarrassed.
