Former Trump aide Hope Hicks delivers riveting testimony in "hush money" trial

today ends the second week in witness testimony in president Trump's criminal trial in New York a once trusted member of Trump's Inner Circle took the stand Trump faces 34 counts of falsifying business records and cbs's Robert Costa is at the Manhattan Courthouse H piix the former president's longtime Aid and Confidant took the stand today telling prosecutor she hadn't spoken to Trump in 2 years sitting 10t from him hick said I'm really nervous I was very interested in what took place today Hicks detailed some of the tensest moments of the 2016 campaign and broke down in tears at one point she described the chaos inside the campaign following the revelation of the Access Hollywood Video weeks before the election when Trump spoke in vulgar terms about groping women and when you're a star they let you do it Hicks testified she was very concerned about what it meant for his election chances hopeck serves as a guide for the jurors to all of the operations surrounding Donald Trump she knows each person where they sat what they did and she is the person who therefore connects all of the dots in 2018 once Trump was President hick said he spoke with her about Michael Cohen making payments to stormmy Daniels to protect him from a false allegation which he said Cohen did out of the kindness of his own heart Hicks testified that would have been out of character character for Cohen and Trump has denied any wrongdoing seen frequently at Trump's side Hicks was one of the most loyal members of Trump's orbit ascending from campaign press advisor to White House communications director thank you all so much and thank you president Trump I have stage fright so ah she's great Hicks also testified about Trump's concern after the Wall Street Journal 3 days before the election reported that former Playboy Playmate Karen McDougall was paid $50,00 ,000 to stay quiet about an alleged affair with Trump which Trump has denied she said Trump told her to make sure newspapers didn't get delivered to his apartment so Melania Trump wouldn't find out meanwhile Trump has now paid the court $9,000 for violating the gag order and being held in contempt and the judge reiterated today that Trump can testify in this case despite the gag order after Trump falsely said he couldn't Margaret Robert Costa thank you

Channel: CBS Evening News

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Keywords: Hope Hicks, Donald Trump, CBS Evening News, U.S.

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Length: 2min 32sec (152 seconds)

Published: Sat May 04 2024