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Donald Trump’s longtime aide Hope Hicks broke down in tears during rollercoaster testimony where she detailed the ‘crisis’ sparked by the infamous Access Hollywood tape and her own ‘stunned’ reaction at the ‘hush money’ trial on Friday.
Hicks glided into the witness box wearing a black trouser suit and blue blouse and told the jury ‘I’m really nervous’ before describing her work reacting to a scandal they feared would ruin his 2016 presidential run.
The 35-year-old revealed how Trump was ‘concerned’ wife Melania would see articles about the hush money deal, so stopped newspapers being delivered to Trump Tower.
As the Manhattan District Attorney's Office ended their exhaustive questioning, she started to cry and said 'sorry' to the court, overwhelmed by her appearance in front of a man she trusted and admired.
Donald Trump’s longtime aide Hope Hicks broke down in tears during rollercoaster testimony where she detailed the ‘crisis’ sparked by the infamous Access Hollywood tape and her own ‘stunned’ reaction at the ‘hush money’ trial on Friday
Hicks makes a brisk exit from the Manhattan Criminal Court after her emotional testimony on Friday
Hicks' appearance came as she is set to walk down the aisle this summer, DailyMail.com can reveal.
She is due to marry Goldman Sachs boss Jim Donovan, 57.
In court Hicks recalled in vivid detail how, as the campaign press secretary, she walked to the 25th floor of Trump Tower to interrupt debate preparations to hand Trump the transcript of the clip where he made the ‘grab em by the p****’ comments.
An upset Trump insisted he ‘didn’t want to offend anybody’ and felt his crude remarks made were ‘pretty standard stuff for two guys chatting with each other’, she told the jury.
The prosecution guided her through detailed descriptions of her interactions with Trump when he women came forward with lurid allegations.She also revealed that she hasn’t spoken to the former president since the fall of 2022 and is paying for her own lawyer, despite her unflinching loyalty when she worked by his side.
Hope Hicks, former White House Communications Director, in 2018
Hope Hicks gives evidence as Donald Trump looks on
During an appearance on the stand where she barely looked at the defendant, she was questioned about topics ranging from fake National Enquirer stories to her relationship with Ivanka Trump.
Hicks also laughed as she said the campaign response to the clip of Trump saying ‘grab em by the p****’ should be ‘deny, deny, deny’.
She praised her old boss as a savvy political operator who was in the driving seat during the
