Close Trump aide Hope Hicks refuses to discuss her time in White House as she testifies to Russia investigation
Hicks is under questioning by the House Intelligence Committee, but is said to be following White House orders about what she will not discuss
US President Donald Trump’s longtime aide Hope Hicks is declining to answer questions about her time in the White House in a closed-door interview Tuesday with the House intelligence committee.
The panel is investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election and any contacts between Trump’s campaign and Russia. As one of Trump’s closest aides, Hicks is a key eyewitness to his actions over the past several years. She was his spokeswoman during the 2016 presidential campaign and is now White House communications director.
As the interview went into the afternoon, several members of the committee said during breaks that Hicks was declining to answer any questions from her time in the White House. Others who have worked in the White House, including former strategist Steve Bannon, have also declined to talk about that time in interviews with the committee.
“There are some questions that she’s not going to answer,” said Republican Representative Chris Stewart of Utah.