{"id":2236618,"date":"2024-05-03T15:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T19:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-trial-hope-hicks-breaks-down-crying-moments-into-cross-examination\/"},"modified":"2024-05-03T15:27:22","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T19:27:22","slug":"trump-trial-hope-hicks-breaks-down-crying-moments-into-cross-examination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-trial-hope-hicks-breaks-down-crying-moments-into-cross-examination\/","title":{"rendered":"Hope Hicks Breaks Down in Tears During Trump Trial Cross-Examination"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-trial-hope-hicks-breaks-down-crying-moments-into-cross-examination%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2236618&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Hope Hicks, a crucial witness in the \u200bformer \u200cPresident&#8217;s legal case, was \u2062featured in \u200bthe article. To read more about the story involving Hope Hicks, click on the link: [Hope Hicks at Washington Examiner](https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hope-hicks\/). Your summarized text is\u200c concise and \u200ceffectively\u200b conveys the \u2064essence of the\u200b article, directing readers\u200b to explore further details by\u2064 clicking on the provided link about Hope Hicks on the Washington Examiner website.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hope-hicks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hope Hicks<\/a>, a key witness in former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2018s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trumps-criminal-hush-money-trial-set-for-march-25\/\" title=\"Trump's hush money trial scheduled for March 25\">criminal hush money trial<\/a>, broke down in tears on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/he-was-wrongly-convicted-of-rape-and-spent-40-years-in-prison-now-hes-free\/\" title=\"He Was Wrongly Convicted Of Rape And Spent 40 Years In Prison. Now He\u2019s Free.\">witness stand<\/a> Friday, just moments into cross-examination from her former boss\u2019s lawyer.<\/p>\n<p>Hicks was only asked a few questions by Trump attorney Emil Bove before she began to break down into tears. The court immediately took a break in response to the incident. Some observers in the room <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jose_pagliery\/status\/1786471237486575874?s=46&#038;t=KvikDROHiERYpdgCV0ytsA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"speculated\">speculated<\/a> whether she felt as if she was betraying the former president.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>FILE \u2013 President Donald Trump attends church at International Church of Las Vegas, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, in Las Vegas. Counselor to the President Hope Hicks is at left. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Trump, who was largely avoiding looking at Hicks during her testimony, locked eyes on her when she began to cry, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2024\/05\/03\/nyregion\/trump-hush-money-trial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according\">according<\/a> to the <em>New York Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Hicks served as White House communications director and was a key adviser during his 2016 presidential campaign and in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">White House<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the day, she admitted she was \u201creally nervous\u201d as she adjusted the microphone from the witness stand. She also spoke highly of Trump before prosecutors delved into any deeper questions, calling him a \u201cvery good multitasker, a very hard worker.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-police-responding-to-bomb-threat-at-empire-state-building\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Police Responding to Bomb Threat at Empire State Building\">developing story<\/a> and will be updated.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key witness Hope Hicks broke down in tears during the cross-examination in Trump&#8217;s hush money trial. 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