Democrats erupted Wednesday at what they said was the White House’s repeated interference in their interview with Hope Hicks
Lieu said the White House lawyers were “making crap up” to block Hicks from testifying. He said she did answer some questions about her time on the Trump campaign that provided new information but declined to characterize her comments.
Jayapal said lawyers even objected to Hicks discussing episodes that occurred after she left the White House — and that Hicks went along with it. That Hicks is unlikely to discuss her tenure in the White House could prevent any dramatic revelations about potential obstruction, since Mueller’s two-year investigation occurred entirely during the Trump presidency. The White House has urged former officials to decline the Judiciary Committee's demands for testimony and documents, claiming that they're all subject to a broad claim of executive privilege.
Democrats will have the chance to ask Hicks questions about her interactions with Mueller, her views about the president’s actions since she left the White House and other areas that don’t implicate her White House service. The trip to Capitol Hill won't be Hicks' first time testifying on the Russia probe to Congress. Shein early 2018 about her time on the campaign and on the post-election transition team.
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