Hope Hicks, who served two separate stints in the Trump administration, testified in the 2024 criminal trial against Donald Trump. Her participation in the trial generated great expectation, given her history of unwavering loyalty to the former president.

According to the BBC, Hicks stated that she was "stunned" upon learning of a 2005 recording obtained by Washington Post reporter David Fahrenthold. Internal emails revealed that her first reaction was to alert top campaign staffers, including Jason Miller, Kellyanne Conway, and Steve Bannon, with a plan to "deny, deny, deny." Hicks described this phrase in court as an "instinctive reaction."

She recalled that when the email was shared with President Trump, he initially denied the comments, stating that they "didn't sound like something he would say." Hicks' testimony was crucial in the case "People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump", which resulted in Trump's conviction on 34 felony charges, according to ABC News.

Before her 2024 testimony, Hicks was an integral part of Trump's campaign twice. In 2018, she resigned as communications director one day after admitting to the House Intelligence Committee that her role occasionally required telling "white lies" for the president, according to CNN.

At the time, Hicks expressed her gratitude before resigning, stating: "There are no words to adequately express my gratitude to President Trump. I wish the President and his administration the very best as he continues to lead our country," according to The Guardian. Her 2018 departure also came amid scrutiny over her professional and personal ties with former staff secretary Rob Porter, according to the Hindustan Times.

During her second departure, in 2021, Hicks left her position as a top aide in the White House in the final days of Trump's first presidential administration, following the January 6 Capitol assault. According to Bloomberg, this was a planned departure, rather than a direct response to any specific event.

Currently, Hicks remains unmarried, following her 2024 engagement to Goldman Sachs executive Jim Donovan. The couple, who have been in a romantic relationship since 2019, got engaged during a hiking trip in Italy.

After leaving the administration for the second time, Hicks has largely maintained a low profile.

Hicks' testimony in the 2024 trial and her previous resignations reveal the complexity of her relationship with Trump, marked by loyalty, controversy, and personal and professional decisions at the center of American political power.