May 3rd 2024.
According to former press secretary Hope Hicks, former President Donald Trump was very concerned about how his wife Melania would perceive the infamous tape of him bragging about groping women. During her testimony in Trump's hush money trial, Hicks revealed that Trump was worried about how Melania would react to the public release of the "Access Hollywood" tape, in which he boasted about grabbing women's genitals.
Hicks explained that Trump highly values Melania's opinion and respects her greatly. Although she does not weigh in on every matter, her input is meaningful to him. Therefore, Trump was worried about how Melania would view the tape and its potential impact on their marriage.
Hicks also discussed Trump's concern about the hush payment made to porn star Stormy Daniels to silence her about an alleged affair. The Wall Street Journal broke the story in 2018, while Trump was campaigning for president. According to Hicks, Trump did not want his family to be hurt or embarrassed by any of the events during the campaign. He wanted them to be proud of him.
Hicks testified for nearly three hours and shared details of the crisis response that Trump's team had to the tape release. She also revealed Trump's involvement in managing media responses. At one point during the cross-examination, Hicks became emotional and broke down in tears.
Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records related to the $130,000 payment to Daniels. Hicks' testimony shed light on Trump's concerns and emotions surrounding these events and how important Melania's perception was to him.
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