Trump trial: Ex-White House aide Hope Hicks called to testify

Key Facts

• U.S. President Donald Trump reacts as he stands next to former White House Communications Director Hope Hicks outside of the Oval Office as he departs the White House for a trip to Cleveland, Ohio, in Washington D.C., U.S., March 29, 2018.
• Prosecutors on Friday called Hope Hicks, a former top White House aide to Donald Trump, to testify in the former president’s criminal hush money trial.
• Over two days of testimony, Davidson discussed his work with the National Enquirer and Trump’s then-lawyer Michael Cohen to craft the hush money deals, in the process shedding light on how tabloids operate in their hunt for lurid stories.
• David Pecker, the former CEO of the Enquirer’s publisher, described his work in prior trial testimony as “checkbook journalism” and said he made deals with the understanding of trying to help Trump’s election chances.

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