David Pecker returns to the witness stand as day 7 of New York v. Trump trial gets underway

Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker returned to the witness stand as the seventh day of former President Trump's New York criminal trial began Thursday.

Pecker testified on Tuesday that he entered into an agreement with Trump and his then-lawyer, Michael Cohen, to assist Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. He said he agreed to publish positive stories about Trump and attempt to kill negative stories about him, going so far as to purchase stories from sources and not publish them, a practice known as "catch and kill."

In one instance, a Trump Tower doorman claimed he had information that Trump had impregnated a maid employed in the building. Pecker said the Enquirer purchased the story for $30,000, with no plans to publish it before Election Day. Pecker went on to say that an investigation found the story to be "1000% false."

Pecker is expected to testify about further examples of his partnership with Cohen throughout Thursday's proceedings.