Cevallos on Hicks: Her Testimony Was Damaging for Trump, But There Were Tidbits in There for Defense

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Sharpton Welcome ░░░░░░░░ to politicsnation It was ░░░░░░░░ busy week in the ░░░░░░░░ money trial of former ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump so to ░░░░░░░░ sense of it all ░░░░░░░░ me now is NBC ░░░░░░░░ legal analyst danny I ░░░░░░░░ you joining us danny ░░░░░░░░ third week of Trump ░░░░░░░░ Manhattan money trial ended ░░░░░░░░ former Trump White House ░░░░░░░░ Hope Hicks on the ░░░░░░░░ recounting her own experience ░░░░░░░░ when the Stormy Daniels ░░░░░░░░ came to light and ░░░░░░░░ impact on Trump s ░░░░░░░░ House And painting expected ░░░░░░░░ and former Trump fixer ░░░░░░░░ Cohen in a poor ░░░░░░░░ But we also heard ░░░░░░░░ Stormy Daniels former lawyer ░░░░░░░░ from Trump saying falsely ░░░░░░░░ he can t testify ░░░░░░░░ of the gag order ░░░░░░░░ by judge Juan merchan ░░░░░░░░ else am I missing ░░░░░░░░ this week s this ░░░░░░░░ week that stood out ░░░░░░░░ to you CEVALLOS Nothing ░░░░░░░░ I would say what ░░░░░░░░ out to me is ░░░░░░░░ Hope Hicks didn t ░░░░░░░░ about I was really ░░░░░░░░ to see what Hope ░░░░░░░░ was going to say ░░░░░░░░ unlike people like Michael ░░░░░░░░ or stormy Daniel Hope ░░░░░░░░ has been completely silent ░░░░░░░░ than testifying before say ░░░░░░░░ grand jury We don ░░░░░░░░ know what she was ░░░░░░░░ to say So it ░░░░░░░░ possible that we would ░░░░░░░░ hit with some Trump ░░░░░░░░ because this is somebody ░░░░░░░░ was very close to ░░░░░░░░ for a long period ░░░░░░░░ time who may have ░░░░░░░░ things We already know ░░░░░░░░ put in at least ░░░░░░░░ meetings or conferences that ░░░░░░░░ very critical But on ░░░░░░░░ whole her testimony of ░░░░░░░░ was damaging for Trump ░░░░░░░░ there were little tidbits ░░░░░░░░ there for defense including ░░░░░░░░ Michael Cohen as you ░░░░░░░░ like a bumbling Mr ░░░░░░░░ it which was an ░░░░░░░░ name because she said ░░░░░░░░ would break things and ░░░░░░░░ fix them Calling him ░░░░░░░░ which I promise you ░░░░░░░░ be a word we ░░░░░░░░ see again in the ░░░░░░░░ s closing It s ░░░░░░░░ central theme of their ░░░░░░░░ So Hope Hicks but ░░░░░░░░ marquee witness this week ░░░░░░░░ she was a mixed ░░░░░░░░ A lot of folks ░░░░░░░░ she was devastating to ░░░░░░░░ I don t agree ░░░░░░░░ think there was something ░░░░░░░░ each side in Hope ░░░░░░░░ testimony.”