Washington • White House communications director Hope Hicks is the latest close adviser to President Donald Trump to refuse to answer questions about the administration or transition period, posed by House investigators as part of their probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
Democrats and Republicans emerging from the House Intelligence Committee’s ongoing interview with Hicks on Tuesday noted that she resisted answering any questions about events and conversations that occurred since Trump won the election, despite the fact that Trump has not formally invoked executive privilege with the panel.
“No one’s asserting privilege, they’re following the orders of the White House not to answer certain questions,” said panel member Rep.