Trump trial: Hope Hicks contradictions may hurt New York case

Published April 26, 2024 6:00am ET



Attorneys for former President Donald Trump hinted Thursday that ex-lawyer Michael Cohen isn’t the only witness they plan to prove has a problem with telling the truth during the criminal hush money trial.

Trump and his attorneys have made clear they intend to use Cohen’s history of lying to Congress and his recent admonishment by a judge over perjury concerns to discredit Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg‘s 34-count indictment against the former president. But already less than a half-day into witness cross-examination, defense attorneys are aiming to discredit other witnesses before they even get to the stand, such as former White House communications director Hope Hicks.

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