Trump Hush-Money Trial Key Takeaways: Hope Hicks Takes the Stand

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Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT HOPE HICKS TAKES THE STAND: 5 TAKEAWAYS FROM TRUMP’S CRIMINAL TRIAL In a riveted courtroom, Ms. Hicks, the former spokeswoman for Donald J. Trump, testified how she and her former boss managed one scandal after another.
Credit...Doug Mills/The New York Times * May 3, 2024, 5:34 p.m. ET Gasps were heard in the overflow courtroom when Hope Hicks was called as a witness on Friday in Donald J. Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan, an audible sign of the anticipation as Mr. Trump’s former press secretary and White House communications director took the stand.
In nearly three hours on the stand, Ms. Hicks described the impact on Mr. Trump’s campaign of the so-called “Access Hollywood” tape, in which Mr. Trump bragged about grabbing women’s genitals.
Ms. Hicks, now a communications consultant, testified to her fast rise in the Trump family orbit, going from working for his daughter Ivanka to press secretary for Mr. Trump’s campaign.