Former Trump campaign press secretary and White House communications director Hope Hicks testified on Friday in the New York criminal trial of the former president – and her testimony outlining Trump's hands-on leadership could help prosecutors make their case that Trump falsified business records to hide embarrassing information ahead of the 2016 election.
Hicks discussed her key role in meetings and made clear that she "reported to Mr. Trump," who, she said, closely managed his communications strategy. Multiple news outlets, including The New York Times, reported that Hicks said she was "very concerned" about the "Access Hollywood" tape in which Trump bragged about grabbing women by their genitals. The audio clip was published in October — a month before the election.
