Ex-president’s former communications director says Access Hollywood tape ‘was a crisis’ for his campaignHope Hicks, Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign press secretary, broke into tears Friday while testifying in the ex-president’s New York criminal hush-money trial, hours after she described his complete control over the campaign.Hicks, who cut a skittish figure in judge Juan Merchan’s courtroom, is a key prosecution witness. She described Trump campaign staffers’ panic when a recording emerged in which Trump bragged about groping women. “This was a crisis” for his presidential bid, she said, describing the sentiment among the campaign staff. Continue reading…
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Author : Victoria Bekiempis, Hugo Lowell and Léonie Chao-Fong in New York
Publish date : 2024-05-03 19:57:19
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Hope Hicks tells hush-money jury of Trump’s control over 2016 campaign
