Hope Hicks, the former White House communications director and one of Pres. Trump's closest aides, is expected to testify behind closed doors before the House Judiciary committee Wednesday.
Hope Hicks, the former White House communications director and one of President Donald Trump's closest aides, is expected to testify behind closed doors before the House Judiciary committee Wednesday as part of the committee's ongoing investigation into potential obstruction of justice by the president.
"Because of this constitutional immunity and in order to protect the prerogatives of the Office of President, the President has directed Ms. Hicks not to answer questions before the Committee relating to the time of her service as a senior adviser to the President," White House counsel Pat Cipollone wrote.
"Much of Ms. Hicks's work during this period involved discussions with the President-elect and his staff relating to the decisions the President-elect would be making once he assumed office," Cipollone wrote."Accordingly, her responses to specific questions about this period would likely implicate executive branch confidentiality interests concerning that decision-making process.
Documents related to Hicks' time in the White House and presidential transition were not turned over, Trout maintained, arguing the decision to release documents originating with the White House and transition"is not hers to make.” In a statement released last week, Nadler said his committee will attempt to resolve any privilege disagreements"while reserving our right to take any and all measures in response to unfounded privilege assertions."
This will not be her first closed-door appearance before a House committee -- she appeared before the House Intelligence Committee for an eight-hour, closed-door session in February 2018 and told the panel her work for Trump occasionally required her to tell"white lies."
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