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How Trump's sex scandal secrets were exposed and spilled into public awareness
Before they were at the heart of Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York, and even before they were political scandals, the possibility of Trump paying hush money to a Playboy playmate and/or a porn star was the subject of some investigative reporting. Michael Rothfeld, investigative reporter for the New York Times, talks with Alex Wagner about how he and his colleagues at the Wall Street Journal chased down the story of Donald Trump paying hush money to keep his sexual affairs quiet ahead of the 2016 election.
Rare non-scoundrel witness, Hope Hicks, obliterates Trump's defense with credible testimony
While both the defense and the prosecution in Donald Trump's New York criminal trial found support for their arguments in the testimony of former close Trump aid Hope Hicks, placing Trump's hush money payments squarely within the context of the election was particularly damning for Trump's case. Susanne Craig, investigative reporter for The New York Times, and Jeremy Saland, former Manhattan assistant district attorney, discuss with Alex Wagner.
Lawrence: ‘You get monsters like Donald Trump thanks to people like Hope Hicks’
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell explains how former White House Press Secretary Hope Hicks’ testimony in Donald Trump’s criminal trial shows how her motto of “deny, deny, deny” enabled the Trump White House.
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‘Full-scale meltdown’: Ex-Trump aide testifies on 2016 campaign chaos as sex scandals poured in
Ex-Trump aide Hope Hicks gave damning testimony at Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York on Friday. Joy Reid and her panel of legal experts discuss.
Joy to Trump: Please testify, we’re begging you!
Donald Trump’s claim that a gag order does not allow him to testify in his Stormy Daniels hush money trial is corrected by Judge Juan Merchan. Joy Reid and conservative lawyer George Conway beg the former president to testify, which the judge confirmed it is his right to do.
Hope Hicks ‘drops a bomb’ during Trump trial: ‘Nail in the coffin moment’
Olivia Nuzzi, Kristy Greenberg and Chris Hayes discuss the testimony of longtime Trump aide Hope Hicks. “It was just a mic drop moment, a jaw dropping moment that she had said that. It was incredibly powerful,” says Greenberg.
Witness tears and prison fears: See Trump vet Hope Hicks break down on the stand at Trump trial
Hope Hicks, a longtime aide to Donald Trump, delivered an emotional testimony during his criminal trial. MSNBC’s Ari Melber reports on their history and role in the trial. (Check out The Beat's playlist: https://msnbc.com/ari Connect with Ari Melber: https://www.instagram.com/arimelber)
‘Affair’ receipts haunt Trump as ex-aide delivers ‘body blow’ to Trump’s defense
Hope Hicks, a longtime aide to Donald Trump, became emotional during her testimony in his criminal hush money case, crying on the witness stand. NYU’s Melissa Murray and former Mueller prosecutor Andrew Weissmann join MSNBC’s Ari Melber. (Check out The Beat's playlist: https://msnbc.com/ari Connect with Ari Melber: https://www.instagram.com/arimelber)
‘Deny, Deny, Deny’: Team Trump’s press strategy comes into focus in Hope Hicks testimony
Sarah Matthews. She was White House Deputy Press Secretary during the Trump Administration joins Nicolle Wallace to speak about Hope Hicks testimony in the Trump Hush Money trial and how her testimony falls in line with what the Trump White House press strategy was which was lying for Donald Trump.
‘They thought it was over’: Hope Hicks reveals the panic in the campaign after Access Hollywood tape
Vaughn Hillyard, NBC News Correspondent, Susanne Craig, New York Times Investigative Correspondent and Kristy Greenberg a former Criminal Division Deputy Chief at the Southern District of New York join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House to discuss Hope Hicks testimony in the Trump Hush Money trial which puts into focus what happened in the month between the Access Hollywood tape being released and Election Day in 2016.
FMR Advisor to VP Mike Pence: Trump campaign needs to 'mitigate the chaos'
Alex Witt, in for Katy Tur, spoke with FMR. Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Advisor to VP Mike Pence, Olivia Troye about the impact of Trump's criminal trial on his campaign.
