'Optics aren't great': Ex-Trump insider says campaign problem looms in hush money trial
Raw Story - 2024-05-01T00:34:04.000Z

A potentially fatal campaign problem looms in former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial, his former press secretary argued Tuesday. Sarah Matthews raised concerns on CNN's "The Situation Room" about Trump's 2024 bid to reclaim the White House and the effect his trial will have on undecided women voters. "The optics of it aren't great," she said. "This was an affair he had with a porn star shortly after his wife gave birth to their child."Trump has pleaded not guilty to charges...

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