Takeaways from day 11 of Trump’s New York hush money trial with Hope Hicks
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Hicks, a former adviser to the ex-president, testified about how his 2016 campaign handled the Access Hollywood tape.
With tears and an open admission of nerves, Hope Hicks, a former adviser to Donald Trump, has appeared on the witness stand in New York City, where she was called to testify in the former United States president’s criminal hush money trial.
Friday marked day 11 in the trial, and Hicks was arguably the highest-profile witness to testify so far.
A former model-turned-communications director, Hicks was one of Trump’s longest-serving aides, helping his 2016 presidential campaign navigate the scandals at the heart of the New York criminal case.
Trump stands accused of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records at the time of the 2016 race, related to hush money payments made to the adult film star Stormy Daniels.
Daniels had claimed she and Trump had an affair, and prosecutors have argued Trump tried to buy her silence as a means of influencing the election. He was already under scrutiny in 2016 for statements on a leaked tape about his interactions with women.
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