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May 6, 2024

Trump's Criminal Hush Money Trial Continues in New York
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Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial is entering its third week of
testimony. On Friday, Trump's former top aide Hope Hicks described
efforts to do damage control in the weeks prior to the 2016 election
following the release of the infamous "Access Hollywood" tape where
Trump openly bragged about assaulting women. On Thursday, prosecutors
played jurors a secret audio tape of Trump and his then-fixer Michael
Cohen discussing a plan to pay off former Playboy model Karen Mc Dougal
to keep silent about her affair with Trump.


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