Katie Cherkasky: Hope Hicks’ Testimony Was ‘Devastating’ for Trump’s Prosecution

PIRO The New York ░░░░░░░░ Trump trial resumes today ░░░░░░░░ prosecutors prepare for more ░░░░░░░░ witnesses including Michael Cohen ░░░░░░░░ heard from former Trump ░░░░░░░░ Hope Hicks on Friday ░░░░░░░░ detailed what happened before ░░░░░░░░ after Trump s Access ░░░░░░░░ tape was released to ░░░░░░░░ public In her testimony ░░░░░░░░ described Trump s interactions ░░░░░░░░ his wife Melania saying ░░░░░░░░ Trump really values Mrs ░░░░░░░░ s opinion I don ░░░░░░░░ think he wanted anyone ░░░░░░░░ his family to be ░░░░░░░░ or embarrassed by anything ░░░░░░░░ in the campaign Katie ░░░░░░░░ is a former federal ░░░░░░░░ and a constitutional law ░░░░░░░░ and she joins me ░░░░░░░░ Katie great to have ░░░░░░░░ Did calling Hope Hicks ░░░░░░░░ a witness really backfire ░░░░░░░░ the prosecution Because in ░░░░░░░░ many parts of her ░░░░░░░░ she established that any ░░░░░░░░ usage of catch and ░░░░░░░░ or stifling a story ░░░░░░░░ anything was really done ░░░░░░░░ protect the family more ░░░░░░░░ anything CHERKASKY Well I ░░░░░░░░ with you I think ░░░░░░░░ Hope Hicks testimony was ░░░░░░░░ for Donald Trump and ░░░░░░░░ defense In fact it ░░░░░░░░ led to the conclusion ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump does not ░░░░░░░░ to take the stand ░░░░░░░░ she offered information that ░░░░░░░░ motivation in essentially killing ░░░░░░░░ Stormy Daniels story was ░░░░░░░░ he did not want ░░░░░░░░ family to find out ░░░░░░░░ his wife And that ░░░░░░░░ a prior consistent statement ░░░░░░░░ he ever knew about ░░░░░░░░ potential criminal charges long ░░░░░░░░ any of this was ░░░░░░░░ a glimmer in Alvin ░░░░░░░░ s eye So to ░░░░░░░░ extent that he does ░░░░░░░░ want to take the ░░░░░░░░ because there is a ░░░░░░░░ to him doing so ░░░░░░░░ was testimony critical for ░░░░░░░░ defense It was pretty ░░░░░░░░ for the prosecution.”