Cnns Breaking News welcome to the lead. Im Phil Mattingly in for jake tapper today and we are live outside the new york courthouse where today one of dahman ill trumps most loyal aids in the first four, Trump White House employee to testify, took the stand in the hush money cover up trial. Hope hicks acknowledged to the jury she was nervous to testify at times she giggled in one instance, actually cried on the stand leading to a brief delay in the trial now hits describes starting to work for the Trump Organization weve 14 before becoming the Trump Campaign spokeswoman in the 2016 race. And ultimately, the White House Communications director. Now she testified about the campaigns panic behind the scenes when they learned of the now infamous this access Hollywood Tape that donald trump was upset when he heard the news and staffers agreed that this was a crisis. Picks one on the testify that showing learn about Karen Mcdougal, who alleged aid nearly yearlong affair with donald trump when
Number. Com im more than liebermann at the pentagon. And this cnn welcome to our special ive read your former President Trumps historic Hush Money Criminal Trial. Im Briana Keeler in washington, Phil Mattingly is outside of court in new york where phil here on day seven of testimony, jurors were hearing from one of the most trusted members of trumps inner circle, hope hicks, of course, who was both a top aide on his 26th its team campaign. And in the white house when he was president and court of course now fill is just taking a lunch break, just Getting Started yeah thats right. Briana. But there have been a number of really critical moments over the course of the last several hours, we know who picks, had several phone calls with Michael Cohen, the trump lawyer who silhouetted the Stormy Daniels payment in the closing weeks of the 2016 campaign. And we know from a prior witness, hicks was on a called discussing the Karen Mcdougal payment . After Trump Took Office when hicks was then
Trump trial today close relationship with little and emotional turn today as she appeared on, the, Witness Stand in this criminal trial. Thats good. All the breaking news on her testimony, very dramatic testimony today. And what it means for the case going forward. Cnns Kara Scannell is outside the courthouse in new york. Take us through hicks. His testimony and what broader to tears at one point well, well hope hicks was on the stand for about three hours today and then entire time, she avoided looking over in Donald Trumps direction, but she told the jury how donald trump reacted when the access Hollywood Tape became public also, how hed reacted when the hush money deals that are at the center of this case also became public for emotional Breaking Point came moments after she told the jury that donald trump said to her that it would have been bad if those stories had surface before the election hope hicks, once one of trumps closest aides took the stand friday, in emotional day of te
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[sfx] water splashing. [sfx] ambient laughing. So anytime, join me a charmed. Com how wed really happen with jesse you, martin, sundays at nih on cnn this is Breaking News Breaking News tonight, and eerie, calm at Columbia University tonight, the nypd says university of property is clear just about now, three hours after hundreds of officers entered the campus at the universitys request, this the new video of Police Clearing Hamilton Hall, which is taken over by propalestinian protesters just last night the doors had been barricaded with chairs and tables and Vending Machines, flash bangs, were used to breach the building according to the police. And police say miraculously that nobody was injured during the operation. Cnn on the Scene Tonight Reporting dozens of people have been arrested and also loaded onto buses. And were learning tonight that the wife of an indicted terrorist was on the campus last week. Its worth pointed to a post on x by sammy lrn, a former University Of Southern