Hope Hicks was spotted in New York City days after her emotional testimony at Donald Trump’s criminal trial.
The former White House staffer, 35, appears to have stayed in the Big Apple after her dramatic day on the witness stand at Manhattan Criminal Court earlier this month, exclusive photos from DailyMail.com show. .
Trump’s glamorous former aide and her mother, Caye Hicks, were photographed enjoying some retail therapy on a post-Mother’s Day outing in Midtown Manhattan on Monday.
The stylish mother-daughter duo opted to stroll around the city on foot, walking down Central Park South from Sixth Avenue and finally heading to the Columbus Circle escalators for some shopping.
A glamorous Hope Hicks was spotted in New York City on Monday, days after her emotional appearance at Donald Trump’s criminal trial.
The former White House adviser, 35, was out shopping with her mother, Caye Hicks, in Midtown Manhattan.
Hicks has continued to roam around the Big Apple in the days following his testimony in Trump’s criminal trial.
The former White House aide took the stand on May 3 and became emotional at one point as her former boss watched from across the courtroom.
Dressed in a camel trench coat, black shorts, button-down denim shirt and ballet flats, Hicks stayed true to her typical glamorous image, even sporting a new look.
Her mother Caye, whose right arm was in a sling, was a little more casual but still stylish in a baby blue collared shirt, black leggings and sneakers.
Hicks, a former teen model, entered Trump’s orbit and the media spotlight in 2017, drawing attention to her confident but reserved and fashionable image.
But the glamorous public relations executive broke character two weeks ago when she burst into tears on the stand at Donald Trump’s hush money trial.
Hicks was an expert in Trump world, having joined the former president’s administration at just 26 years old.
Her close ties to the president led to her being subpoenaed in the case, in which she was called to testify on May 3.
Hicks gave detailed testimony about her time working for Trump and at one point even cried when asked about the White House’s attempts to keep her sex scandals under control.
The stylish mother-daughter duo opted to stroll around the city on foot, walking down Central Park South from Sixth Avenue.
Her mother Caye, whose right arm was in a sling, was a little more casual but still stylish in a light blue collared shirt, black leggings and sneakers.
The couple eventually headed to the Columbus Circle escalator to do some shopping.
Dressed in a camel trench coat, black shorts, button-down denim shirt and ballet flats, Hicks stayed true to her typical glamorous image, even sporting a new look.
She had become one of Trump’s most trusted advisers, promoted to White House communications director.
Walking into the courtroom that Friday, Hicks said she was nervous and avoided looking at her former boss as she told him what she knew from her time as his trusted top aide.
She revealed that the couple has not been in contact since 2022.
Still, Hicks spoke warmly of Trump, his family and the time he spent with them.
She praised his media savvy, people skills and ability to multitask, before questions got to the more uncomfortable business of Playboy models, infidelities and hush payments.
Hicks had been a key figure in managing the 2016 campaign’s responses to the infamous Access Hollywood tape, as well as doing damage control over Trump’s alleged affairs with Karen McDougal and Stormy Daniels.
He first joined the Trump Organization in 2014, where he worked closely with his family.
In 2015, Hicks spoke with Trump every day, either in person or by phone.
Hicks was seen breaking down in tears while testifying at her former employer’s criminal trial on May 3.
The 35-year-old was Trump’s communications director and worked for his campaign when “hush money” deals were struck with porn star Stormy Daniels and Playboy model Karen McDougal.
Earlier this month, DailyMail.com revealed that Hicks, who was revealed to be dating Goldman Sachs boss Jim Donovan, 57, in 2020, will walk down the aisle this summer.
Donovan, a father of four, entered Hicks’ life in 2020, shortly before his return to DC to meet with the Trump White House.
From the Trump Organization, she was chosen to join Trump’s presidential campaign, where she toured with the then-candidate and helped address some of the campaign’s biggest issues.
After Trump’s victory, Hicks followed Trump to the White House, where she worked closely alongside him as his senior adviser and communications director, until her resignation in March 2018.
Not long after, he left DC after landing a role as Fox News head of communications at the Angels.
He returned to the White House in 2020 as assistant to the president and then-White House adviser Jared Kushner.
Earlier this month, DailyMail.com revealed that Hicks will marry her partner, Goldman Sachs boss Jim Donovan, 57, later this summer, four years after their secret romance was revealed.
Donovan, a father of four, entered Hicks’ life in 2020, shortly before she left Los Angeles to return to DC and meet with the Trump White House.
He was spotted repeatedly at his Brentwood home in the weeks leading up to his return to the east coast, and DailyMail.com photographed the now-engaged couple enjoying a double date at the posh restaurant Mr Chow and a three-hour lunch at the popular Nobu celebrity center.