How I Got Tangled Up in the National Enquirer’s Secret Deal With Trump

Inside the Courtroom • Gaza Protest Coverage • WHCD Roundup [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( How I Got Tangled Up in the National Enquirer’s Secret Deal With Trump Good Saturday morning! Donald Trump’s hush money trial has shined a light on the former president’s secret dealings with the National Enquirer, as Molly Jong-Fast [explored]( this week, and now Matthew Sheffield, a former right-wing journalist, [has revealed]( his own story of getting swept up in the tabloid’s pursuit of Trump’s rivals during the 2016 race. Plus, on Inside the Hive, Dan Adler and New York’s Olivia Nuzzi [spoke]( with Brian Stelter about their experiences reporting in the courtroom—and getting locked in the bathroom. Meanwhile, fresh off [covering]( the Washington press corps partying over White House Correspondents’ Dinner weekend, Charlotte Klein [caught up]( with Columbia Journalism School students providing essential coverage of campus Gaza protests. As one Columbia professor told her, “This is history…this is the story. We are the source.” Thanks for reading, and we’ll see you back Monday. —Michael Calderone, editor [Image may contain: Baseball Cap, Cap, Clothing, Hat, Body Part, Finger, Hand, Person, Face, Head, Photography, and Portrait]( [How I Got Tangled Up in the National Enquirer’s Secret Deal With Trump]( By [Matthew Sheffield]( [A former right-wing journalist recounts chasing Ted Cruz rumors in 2016—and getting on the radar of David Pecker’s tabloid.]( [Read more button](   [“We Got Locked in the Bathroom” by Secret Service: Notes From the Trump Trial]( By [Brian Stelter]( [In the Trump trial circus, is the ex-president the ringmaster or the lion? Olivia Nuzzi, Washington correspondent for New York magazine, and Vanity Fair staff writer Dan Adler discuss the nonspectacle spectacle happening in Lower Manhattan’s criminal court.]( [Read more button](   [“Everything Felt Really Dystopian”: Columbia Student Journalists on the Front Lines of Gaza Protests]( By [Charlotte Klein]( [They’ve gotten a crash course in breaking news, capturing the Hamilton Hall occupation and the NYPD’s crackdown, while surviving on pizza and operating on little sleep.]( [Read more button](   [Glitzy Parties and Gaza Protests Collide at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner]( By [Charlotte Klein]( [It was another long, boozy weekend in Washington—though one accompanied by stark reminders of war and the stakes of November’s election.]( [Read more button](   [Image may contain: Tie, Accessories, Accessory, Electrical Device, Microphone, Human, Person, Suit, Coat, and Clothing]( [Trump Trial Reveals the Real Fake News]( By [Molly Jong-Fast]( [The National Enquirer did all the things Trump has accused the media of doing.]( [Read more button](   Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn](   This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2024 Condé Nast