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According to former prosecutor and current MSNBC host Katie Phang, a confession by former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker under oath in Donald Trump’s hush money trial made the case for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office to prosecute the former president. Opening her show on Saturday, Phang noted that a central part of the 34 felony count prosecution has hinged on whether the payments were being made and stories being buried, were in the best interest of the tabloid or Trump’s bid to help his 2016 presidential campaign. ALSO READ: A criminologist explains why Trump’s Man…