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Hope Hicks: Cohen called himself ‘Mr. Fix It’ only because he 'broke it'
During the 11th day of the criminal trial in the case N.Y. v. Trump, former Trump campaign and White House communications director testified that Michael Cohen, Trump’s ex-lawyer, would often frustrate campaign staff and do things that were not helpful.
On the witness stand, Hicks testified that Cohen “used to like to call himself Mr. Fix It, but it was only because he first broke it.”
Cohen is a central player and is expected to be the star witness for Manhattan District Attorney Bragg’s case against the former president that he falsified business records connected to a payment made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels to quiet her claims alleging an illicit affair with Trump in the early 2000s.
Cohen arranged and made the $130,000 payment to Daniels, who was then paid by Trump for what were listed as legal expenses, but which the prosecution alleges were reimbursement for the payments for Daniels.
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Hope Hicks blasted former Trump ‘fixer’ Michael Cohen in court during Trump’s criminal trial ( Alex Wong/Getty Images | Mary Altaffer/AP Photo)
Trump has denied the affair and pleaded not guilty to the 34 criminal counts.
Michael Colangelo, a lawyer for the prosecution and former high-ranking official in the Justice Department, questioned Hicks — who served as the press secretary for Trump’s 2016 campaign — about Trump’s reaction to the “Access Hollywood” tape just prior to the 2016 presidential election, which captured Trump in 2005 making crude comments about women with a television host.
The prosecution has continuously pushed for the tape to be played for the jury, but Judge Juan Merchan had repeatedly said the video is not admissible evidence and is too prejudicial to be played in the courtroom, though they could refer to the transcript.
The tape, they argued in court filings, “bears directly on defendant’s intent and motive, both at the time that he and his confederates made the Stormy Daniels payoff and later when they sought to conceal that payment.”
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Hope Hicks, former White House communications director under Trump, testified during his criminal trial on Friday ( Alex Wong/Getty Images)
“The release of the Access Hollywood Tape caused a panic within the campaign about defendant’s electoral prospects and ultimately served as the catalyst for consummating the Stormy Daniels payoff,” a filing stated.
On Friday, however, Hicks, who served in the Trump Organization before joining the campaign and eventually the White House as a close advisor to the president, testified that Trump’s main concern following the leak was the impact on his wife, Melania Trump.
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U.S. President Donald Trump with attorneys Emil Bove and Todd Blanche attends his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 3, 2024 in New York City. (Curtis Means-Pool/Getty Images)
“He was worried about how this would be viewed at home,” Hicks said. “Mr. Trump really values Mrs. Trump’s opinion. She doesn’t weigh in all the time, but when she does… it’s valuable,” Hicks told defense attorney Emil Bove in cross-examination.
According to Hicks, Trump asked that newspapers about the leaked tape not to be brought to the Trump residence.
Bove asked Hicks about the impact on Trump’s family. “I don’t think he wanted anyone in his family to be hurt or embarrassed about anything on the campaign. He wanted them to be proud of him,” she responded.
Fox News’ Grace Taggart, Maria Pavovich and Kerri Kupec Urbahn contributed to this report.
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Incredible snowfall yesterday. It seemed like we were under a flour sifter with the stationary band of snow on the South Shore. Unrelenting snowfall rates of up to 4 inches per hour brought use near THREE FEET in spots! The week feels long when you start with a blizzard, but we’re digging out and moving on.
Heavy snow from yesterday will stick around for a bit, but with sunshine on our side, we’ll see slumping, settling, and melting today. Highs will only manage the low 30s as the airmass stays cold. More efficient melting is ahead tomorrow and Thursday, as two more weather systems slide our way.
But these aren’t blizzards. And they’re not big storms, either. We’ll see more of a rain/snow mix tomorrow with minor accumulations – mostly in the one-to-three inch range. The Thursday night storm is a bit trickier, with the potential for more snow. Track is uncertain at this point, with some of our guidance suggesting we miss the event entirely.
As always, we’ll sort it out and fine tune the details in the days ahead.
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Four of Norwich’s volunteer fire companies are suing the city over consolidation efforts. Such efforts led to the Yantic Volunteer Fire Department’s suspension earlier this month.
Norwich Fire Chief Samuel Wilson claimed that the Yantic Volunteer Company went around the city’s incident commander. This is why the city told the company Feb. 9 they had to sign a contract and join their fire department by 10 a.m. the following day under a “unified command structure.”
The lawsuit cites an action from August 2025, claiming the city manager issued a memo that “unexpectedly” asserted that the volunteer fire departments are “under the direct leadership and authority of the City of Norwich Fire Chief.” According to the lawsuit, this was “illegal” and outside of the city manager’s authority.
In the lawsuit, Yantic, Occum, Taftville, and Laurel Hill volunteer fire companies cite the city’s own charter, stating that they differ from the city’s paid, career fire department, thereby solidifying their independence from the city’s operations.
East Great Plain is the first, and so far the only, volunteer fire department to sign an agreement to be part of the city’s unified command structure.
You can read more of the lawsuit here.
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