Von ClownStickinPants delivered pizza yesterday. Today, observers report that there was no eye contact between Trump and Hope Hicks.
Former federal prosecutor Harry Litman agreed with Henderson's assessment that Hicks is uniquely positioned to give information about the motive.
"There are very, very few, if any, witnesses in this Washington-NY cesspool of a case for whom you can't construct some credible motive to lie. To the extent Hope Hicks gives damaging information about Trump, she is such a witness," he posted on X.
Just Security fellow, Adam Klasfeld had similar observations.
"This is the line prosecutors must walk: They must show Trump's campaign in tailspin after the 'Access Hollywood' tape, sparking motive to cover up a spectrum of alleged sexual misconduct," he explained. "Only some alleged behavior, though, they can speak by name. Hicks reviews a series of Trump's damage-control tweets about the allegations and their effect on female voters."
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Why Hicks is such a devastating witness against Trump:
1. Hicks makes clear Trump knew of the Cohen payoff scheme to Daniels.
2. Even if you believe his statement to her that he only learned after the fact.
3. Her testimony sinks Trump's defense since he is on record in a civil case admitting that he reimbursed Cohen the $130,000.
4. Hicks establishes that Trump knew that money was for Daniel's silence- not for the claimed legal fees for ongoing legal work by Cohen.
Hicks testified that Trump told her that Michael Cohen paid Stormy to keep it out of the press and that Cohen paid with his own money. When asked if she believed that she said that she didn't because there is no way Cohen would spend that much of his own money just to help out Trump. Hicks then began to cry and the judge took a break. She never once looked in Trump's direction during her testimony.
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"Donald J. Trump’s Manhattan criminal trial had barely begun when he started to turn his anger toward his lead lawyer, Todd Blanche," according to Haberman and Jonathan Swan's report. "Although Mr. Blanche has been Mr. Trump’s favorite lawyer for some time, behind closed doors and in phone calls, the former president has complained repeatedly about him in recent weeks, according to four people familiar with the situation."
The report further states that Trump "has griped that Mr. Blanche, a former federal prosecutor and veteran litigator, has not been following his instructions closely, and has been insufficiently aggressive"
"Mr. Trump wants him to attack witnesses, attack what the former president sees as a hostile jury pool, and attack the judge, Juan M. Merchan," the article states. "Mr. Trump, who often complains about legal fees and sometimes refuses to pay them, has also wondered aloud why his lawyers cost so much, according to the people, who all spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive topic."
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