A phenomenon. Back in 1968, simpson was the best player in all of college football. Its why he won the trophy and why usc won one as well. Laura Heisman Trophy winning, prohall of fame running back. Anyone with the bills two, with the San Francisco 49ers, just a stunning legacy. He had not been charged in the gruesome double murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and friend ron goldman in what became known as the trial of the century. Now, in october 1995, despite damning d. N. A. Evidence, he was ultimately acquitted. Now, i remember my days sitting back in my law office, thats how long ago it was, and everyone was glued to their tv screen, partners, associates, secretaries. Now, most of us were stunned that he got off, we were shocked. But the press and the socalled Civil Rights Activists had seized on this case to encourage racial division. Now, think about it. O. J. Was one of the most beloved figures in American Sports and, at the time, he was part of Sports Lore History and these people
phil, on hope hicks right now. i ve heard from several people familiar with this matter that the president is at least frustrated with hope hicks and the role she played in this situation as we ve now reported. she did play some part in the crafting of the national statements where john kelly described rob porter as a man of true integrity. 24 hours later, after the photograph came out, they had to say they were shocked by these allegations. talk about her unique situation right now inside that west wing. yeah, well, peter, i don t know definitively the state of their relationship. i think that s only the president something the president and hope could speak to. but hope hicks is a really unique singular figure in this white house. she s the communications director by title but she s a key adviser. a confidante. almost like a surrogate daughter to the president. she had been in a relationship with rob porter, the staff secretary, and then continued to be involved in sort of the cr
rob porter s ex-wife and the bruises. and it s interest, and it s a very complicated dynamic, not just for hope hicks, the communications director, who, as jeff was reporting, helped sort of lead the defense of rob porter, helped draft statements of support, but also people like ivanka trump and others, who in the white house have come to really know and rely on rob porter. but there s also kind of a se e sense, i m told, of protectiveness of hope, despite the fact that she s again, it s very complicated, you know, concern because she s become almost a member of the trump family, that if this guy, if it is true, he did it to his two ex-wives and allegedly a girlfriend, as well, would hope be next? general kelly has called him a man of, quote, true integrity and honor, and there s a reporting from the white house that they ve been scrambling to defend rob porter. that s exactly right.