Former Trump White House aide Hope Hicks cried on the witness stand and Judge Juan Merchan held Donald Trump in contempt of court in last week's proceedings.
Former Trump White House aide Hope Hicks cried on the witness stand after testifying about the infamous "Access Hollywood" tape and porn star Stormy Daniels' story of an affair with Trump.
Former US President Donald Trump attends the first day of his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City on April 15, 2024.On Friday, former longtime Trump aide Hope Hicks testified for the prosecution under subpoena. She provided an insider's account of how Trump and his team reacted to damaging news about him on the 2016 presidential campaign trail.
That tape renewed media interest in porn star Stormy Daniels' little-known account of a sexual encounter she said she had with Trump in 2006. For much of the week, the jury heard from a lawyer who helped broker a $130,000 hush money payment for Daniels. That payment is at the center of the prosecution's case.
Hicks testified that while she was working in the Trump White House, Trump told her that Cohen had made the payment without Trump's knowledge in order to protect him, and that he did it "out of the kindness of his own heart."She also suggested that Trump was pleased the Daniels story did not come out before the election. "I think Mr.
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