Rodgers on Hicks Testifying Against Trump: I Think the Issue Is that She Was Very Believable

RUSH TRANSCRIPT WHITFIELD Began ░░░░░░░░ joining me right now ░░░░░░░░ talk more about the ░░░░░░░░ as CNN legal analyst ░░░░░░░░ Rodgers she is a ░░░░░░░░ federal prosecutor Jennifer great ░░░░░░░░ see you So let ░░░░░░░░ start with that dramatic ░░░░░░░░ Where Hope Hicks started ░░░░░░░░ cry on the witness ░░░░░░░░ How might that impact ░░░░░░░░ jury RODGERS Well I ░░░░░░░░ fred really the issue ░░░░░░░░ that she was very ░░░░░░░░ I think that her ░░░░░░░░ she started crying at ░░░░░░░░ end of the direct ░░░░░░░░ before she was asked ░░░░░░░░ questions on cross and ░░░░░░░░ people who were in ░░░░░░░░ room who I ve ░░░░░░░░ relay what happens said ░░░░░░░░ it seemed like she ░░░░░░░░ kind of real lysed ░░░░░░░░ had said some things ░░░░░░░░ could hurt her former ░░░░░░░░ and the former president ░░░░░░░░ Trump And so she ░░░░░░░░ emotional about that So ░░░░░░░░ think the jury is ░░░░░░░░ to look at her ░░░░░░░░ a human way and ░░░░░░░░ she was emotional She ░░░░░░░░ t want to hurt ░░░░░░░░ prospects but she s ░░░░░░░░ telling the truth So ░░░░░░░░ think it will go ░░░░░░░░ well in terms of ░░░░░░░░ view of her as ░░░░░░░░ witness I think they ░░░░░░░░ believe her so it ░░░░░░░░ helped convey that she ░░░░░░░░ conflicted”