David Pecker, chairman of American Media Inc., has reportedly spoken to federal prosecutors in New York about his company's involvement in the Trump Organization's payments to women who came forward alleging affairs with President Trump Donald John TrumpFederal prosecutor speaks out, says Barr 'has brought shame' on Justice Dept. Former Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick MORE.

CNN reported Monday that Pecker spoke with prosecutors with the Southern District of New York as part of an ongoing criminal investigation into the payments made by Trump through his former attorney, Michael Cohen Michael Dean CohenAppeals court appears skeptical of Trump's latest argument against tax returns subpoena Judge orders Eric Trump to comply with New York AG's subpoena before Election Day A huge deal for campaign disclosure: Trump's tax records for Biden's medical records MORE, to women such as adult film star Stormy Daniels, who previously sued Trump for defamation after he denied their alleged affair.

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AMI, which publishes the National Enquirer, has been accused of being used by the president to "catch and kill" negative stories related to Trump and his family by buying the exclusive publishing rights to those stories and then burying them.

New York prosecutors are investigating whether the arrangement, which led to Cohen paying Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, to sign a non-disclosure agreement barring her from speaking about the affair, violated campaign finance laws as the transaction took place during Trump's presidential bid in 2016.

Pecker's attorney and the New York District Attorney's office both declined to comment to CNN on Pecker's reported conversation with prosecutors.

Trump has denounced his former attorney following Cohen's public break with Trump earlier this year, which led to Cohen accusing the president of being a racist and a fraud during a televised congressional hearing.

The former attorney is now spending 3 years in prison as part of a sentence for bank and tax fraud, as well as campaign finance violations related to his payments to Daniels.