Hope Hicks's testimony in the hush money case against Trump, explained

It wasn't helpful to the defense

Last week, Hope Hicks, Trump’s former aide and confidante, took the stand in Trump’s Manhattan criminal trial on 34 counts of falsification of business records. Her testimony helped establish some key aspects of the government’s case and made it harder for Trump’s defense team to rebut some of these claims. She was also a credible witness and was clearl…