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When JFK Jr. and David Pecker Made a Magazine, and Went to Mar-a-Lago

Over email, the disgraced publisher recounts the years the scion was Pecker's ticket to the big time — and his calling card to Donald Trump

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ODD COUPLE “In a moment of anger, my father once said that all businessmen are s.o.b.'s and I have to admit that more than once during this process I couldn't have agreed with him more,” JFK Jr., with David Pecker, said at the launch of George. (Bob Strong/AFP via Getty Images)

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