While testifying under oath on Thursday, former American Media Inc. (AMI) CEO David Pecker made an eyebrow-raising statement that appeared to confirm the basis of the prosecution’s case against former President Donald Trump. According to Politico’s live updates of Trump’s ongoing criminal trial in Manhattan, Pecker told prosecutors that he believed his function to be specifically related to his longtime friend’s presidential ambitions. Pecker also cast doubt on the defense’s assertion that Trump was merely seeking to prevent his wife and children from learning embarrassing details about his pe…