ABC News also reported that Hicks was expected to take the stand.
Another key witness in the case is expected to be Michael Cohen, Trumps former attorney and so-called fixer.
Hicks attorney has previously denied that she was involved in the conversations about the payments.
Donald Trump and Hope Hicks in 2020Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images
Trumps trial is scheduled to start April 15.
Trump has continued to attack Merchans daughter.
This issue is not complicated.
Family members of trial participants must be strictly off-limits, prosecutors wrote.
