Takeaways from Day 11 of the Donald Trump hush money trial as Hope Hicks testifies
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Donald Trump’s former campaign press secretary and White House communications director Hope Hicks took the stand Friday, sitting feet away from her former boss as she described the fallout from the “Access Hollywood” tape and the Trump White House response to stories about hush money payments.
Donald Trump’s former campaign press secretary and White House communications director Hope Hicks took the stand Friday, sitting feet away from her former boss as she described the fallout from the “Access Hollywood” tape and the Trump White House response to stories about hush money payments. Hicks was visibly nervous, and she mostly avoided eye contact with Trump while answering questions from prosecutors for more than two hours. When prosecutors finished with their questions and Trump’s attorney took the podium, Hicks began crying and appeared to become overwhelmed; she finished her testimony after a brief break. Through Hicks’ testimony, prosecutors showed jurors the transcript of the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape that upended Trump’s campaign – and, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, fueled Trump’s concern about keeping Stormy Daniels quiet in the days before the November 2016 election. A new witness will take the stand when court resumes on Monday – with Trump White House aides, Trump Organization employees, Daniels and Michael Cohen all still on deck for prosecutors to call. Here are the takeaways from day 11 of the Trump hush money trial: After sitting in the witness box, Hicks looked visibly uncomfortable and quickly acknowledged as much when she began answering questions.