The list of former President Trump’s “close contacts” was shown during his Manhattan hush money trial this month.
The list of 50-plus names features a bevy of business associates, celebrities, star athletes and billionaires. It was revealed during former White House aide Madeleine Westerhout’s testimony, with the contacts’ phone numbers redacted.
Some names on the list are closely tied to the ongoing case, such as Trump’s former fixer Michael Cohen and David Pecker, the former National Enquirer publisher.
Trump faces 34 felony counts in the hush money case where he stands accused of falsifying business records related to a payment to adult film actor Stormy Daniels, who alleged having a sexual encounter with him in 2006.
Here are some famous names on the “close contact” list:
Tom Brady, former NFL quarterback
The former NFL superstar displayed a “Make America Great Again” red cap in the locker room in 2015.
Bill Belichick, former New England Patriots coach
Trump appointed Belichick to his Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition in 2018. Belichick, who led the Patriots to six Super Bowl championships, sent a letter to Trump in 2016, which the eventual president read during a rally in New Hampshire.
Bret Baier, Fox News’s chief political anchor
Mika Brzezinski, co-host of “Morning Joe” on MSNBC
Brzezinski has been one of Trump’s most vociferous critics, but he was a frequent guest on the show in 2015 and 2016 and was known to watch the program.
Jerry Falwell Jr., former Liberty University president
Marc Kasowitz, lawyer
Serena Williams, former No. 1 women’s tennis player
Williams briefly played against Trump in 2015 as a part of a tennis center opening in Virginia.
Rupert Murdoch, media tycoon
Steve Wynn, casino mogul
Isaac Perlmutter, former Marvel executive
Phil Ruffin, casino owner
Lou Rinaldi, politician
Joe Scarborough, co-host of “Morning Joe” on MSNBC
Scarborough is a former GOP congressman from Florida who left the party in part over Trump. He and his wife, Brzezinski, were frequent targets of Trump on Twitter.
Allen Weisselberg, former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization
Jeanine Pirro, co-host of “The Five” on Fox News
Pirro has appeared at some of Trump’s trial’s sessions. He pardoned Albert J. Pirro Jr., the Fox host’s ex-husband, in his final hour as commander in chief.