With Hope Hicks interview, Dems breach Trump’s inner circle
5 years, 6 months ago

With Hope Hicks interview, Dems breach Trump’s inner circle

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee will interview former White House Communications Director Hope Hicks behind closed doors Wednesday, the first time lawmakers will hear from a person linked to the president’s inner circle since the release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report. In a letter sent Tuesday to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, White House Counsel Pat Cipollone wrote that Trump had directed Hicks not to answer questions “relating to the time of her service as a senior adviser to the president.” Cipollone said Hicks, as one of Trump’s former senior advisers, is “absolutely immune” from compelled testimony with respect to her service to the president because of the separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches. As one of Trump’s closest aides, Hicks was present for many of the key moments reviewed in the Mueller report, and her name is one of the most frequently mentioned in the document. Other Trump associated frequently mentioned in Mueller’s report have refused to appear before the Judiciary panel, including former White House Counsel Donald McGahn.

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Hope Hicks breaks down as she testifies about Michael Cohen at Trump hush money trial
8 months ago

Hope Hicks breaks down as she testifies about Michael Cohen at Trump hush money trial

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “He did it in the kindness of his own heart and he didn’t tell …

Former Donald Trump aide Hope Hicks deals 'devastating blow' to the former president in hush money trial
8 months ago

Former Donald Trump aide Hope Hicks deals 'devastating blow' to the former president in hush money trial

Hindustan Times  

Former Donald Trump aide Hope Hicks delivered a “devastating blow” to the former president amidst his ongoing hush money trial, per legal analyst Norman Eisen. US President Donald Trump's former campaign press secretary Hope Hicks became the first former member of Donald Trump's inner circle to take the witness stand in his historic criminal trial on Friday. “Hicks provided a …

Why Hope Hicks cried on the witness stand, and what she did for the prosecution.
8 months, 1 week ago

Why Hope Hicks cried on the witness stand, and what she did for the prosecution.

Slate  

Read our ongoing coverage of Donald Trump’s first criminal trial here. “President Trump was saying that he had spoken to Michael and that Michael had paid this woman to protect him from a false allegation and that Michael felt like it was his job to protect him and that’s what he was doing.” She added: “And he did it out …

'Juries eat it up': Ex-aide Hope Hicks reveals Trump's potential hush money motive
8 months, 1 week ago

'Juries eat it up': Ex-aide Hope Hicks reveals Trump's potential hush money motive

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's former press secretary and top adviser Hope Hicks was likely the final witness on Friday as the 11th day of the Manhattan criminal trial continues. Trial lawyer David Henderson told MSNBC that the motive for the crime isn't necessary to prove Trump's guilt, but "juries eat it up like candy." Read Also: How Fox News is lying about …

Former Trump aide Hope Hicks testifies he told her to deny Stormy Daniels affair
8 months, 1 week ago

Former Trump aide Hope Hicks testifies he told her to deny Stormy Daniels affair

Hindustan Times  

Hope Hicks, a former top aide to Donald Trump, testified on Friday that he told her in the final days of the 2016 presidential election to deny that he had a sexual relationship with porn star Stormy Daniels. FILE PHOTO: White House adviser Hope Hicks waves near of U.S. President Donald Trump during a campaign rally at Ocala International Airport …

Former White House adviser Hope Hick testifies in Trump's criminal trial
8 months, 1 week ago

Former White House adviser Hope Hick testifies in Trump's criminal trial

NPR  

Former White House adviser Hope Hick testifies in Trump's criminal trial Hope Hicks, a Trump-era White House adviser and communications director, is testifying in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: First this hour, a report from the New York criminal trial of Donald Trump - former Trump campaign press secretary Hope Hicks testified with a detailed look …

Anticipated Trump witness Hope Hicks admitted telling lies for ex-president: reporter
8 months, 1 week ago

Anticipated Trump witness Hope Hicks admitted telling lies for ex-president: reporter

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's former top aide, Hope Hicks, is expected to testify in his Manhattan hush money trial in the coming weeks, and analysts are anticipating the bombs of information she'll drop. Speaking as part of the Wednesday panel with MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace, campaign reporter Vaughn Hillyard recalled Hicks' testimony to the House committee that investigated the Russia scandal. Unlike other …

Ex-prosecutor highlights Trump's odd reaction to witness hanging him out to dry
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Ex-prosecutor highlights Trump's odd reaction to witness hanging him out to dry

Raw Story  

Donald Trump has spent the past several years lashing out at his former lawyer. The first two days of the trial, former AMI chief David Pecker revealed details about the so-called "catch and kill" operations that he and Trump cooked up as early as the fall of 2015 to help aid him in the run for president. There's also the …

Hope Hicks to testify in Trump hush money trial: report
9 months, 1 week ago

Hope Hicks to testify in Trump hush money trial: report

Raw Story  

Hope Hicks, Donald Trump's 2016 campaign press secretary, will reportedly testify at the former president's hush money trial in New York. Sources told NBC News that Hicks could testify about her knowledge surrounding payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels to cover up Trump's alleged affair. "Now Hope Hicks, she per federal court records dating back to Michael Cohen …

Hope Hicks meets with NY prosecutors investigating Trump
1 year, 10 months ago

Hope Hicks meets with NY prosecutors investigating Trump

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s former spokesperson Hope Hicks met Monday with Manhattan prosecutors who are investigating hush-money payments made to women on the ex-president’s behalf — the latest member of the Republican’s inner circle to be questioned in the renewed probe. Last week, prosecutors questioned Trump’s former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen, who arranged payments to two women, and …

Hope Hicks meets with Manhattan prosecutor's office: report
1 year, 10 months ago

Hope Hicks meets with Manhattan prosecutor's office: report

Raw Story  

Hope Hicks, a long-time aide to Donald Trump, met with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office Monday, according to The New York Times. It was months before the 2016 election, and according to former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, the candidate directed the payoffs that Cohen delivered. Last week, former adviser and one-time campaign manager Kellyanne Conway appeared at the DA's …

Jan. 6 panel interviews former Trump aide Hope Hicks
2 years, 2 months ago

Jan. 6 panel interviews former Trump aide Hope Hicks

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 committee is interviewing Hope Hicks, a longtime aide to former President Donald Trump, according to a person familiar with the meeting. Hicks did not play a major role in the White House response to the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection, in which hundreds of Trump’s supporters broke into the U.S. Capitol and interrupted the certification …

Hope Hicks "hatched" plan for Trump photo-op where protesters were dispersed with tear gas: report
4 years, 7 months ago

Hope Hicks "hatched" plan for Trump photo-op where protesters were dispersed with tear gas: report

Salon  

White House adviser Hope Hicks was behind President Donald Trump's church photo-op on Monday, where peaceful protesters were dispersed with tear gas, according to The New York Times. Hicks "hatched" the plan with others at the White House to have Trump walk over to the church, which had been damaged by fires set by protesters, according to The Times. Arlington …

Trump bringing back trusted aide Hope Hicks to White House
4 years, 10 months ago

Trump bringing back trusted aide Hope Hicks to White House

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Hope Hicks, one of President Donald Trump’s most trusted and longest-serving aides, is returning to the White House as the president works to surround himself with loyalists as his reelection campaign moves into high gear. Hicks, a former White House communications director who was one of Trump’s original 2016 campaign staffers, is expected to serve as counselor to …

House Democrats vote to subpoena Jared Kushner, Jeff Sessions and ten other Mueller probe witnesses
5 years, 6 months ago

House Democrats vote to subpoena Jared Kushner, Jeff Sessions and ten other Mueller probe witnesses

Salon  

The House Judiciary Committee voted on Thursday to authorize a blitz of new subpoenas to 12 people with connections to President Donald Trump as part of the panel's ongoing investigation into whether the president obstructed justice or otherwise abused his power. The committee voted along party lines to issue subpoenas to current and former Trump administration officials who were key …

House Democrats set to subpoena Jared Kushner, Jeff Sessions, and 10 other special counsel witnesses
5 years, 6 months ago

House Democrats set to subpoena Jared Kushner, Jeff Sessions, and 10 other special counsel witnesses

Salon  

The House Judiciary Committee will vote this week to authorize a blitz of new subpoenas over President Donald Trump's efforts to thwart Robert Mueller's special counsel investigation. The subpoena targets include Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law; Jeff Sessions, the former attorney general; Rod Rosenstein, the former deputy attorney general who appointed Mueller as the special counsel; Michael Flynn, the president's first …

Why Hope Hicks’ small hearing in Congress means so much
5 years, 6 months ago

Why Hope Hicks’ small hearing in Congress means so much

The Independent  

It can be difficult sometimes to move focus from the circus of Donald Trump’s re-election campaign or how the Democrats are shaping up for 2020 to the less glamorous but important day-to-day workings on Capitol Hill. Trump’s White House has exerted executive privilege in order to prevent Hicks from talking about her time working around the Oval Office – but …

Hicks rebuffs questions on Trump White House in interview
5 years, 6 months ago

Hicks rebuffs questions on Trump White House in interview

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former top White House adviser Hope Hicks refused to answer questions related to her time in the White House in a daylong interview with the House Judiciary Committee, dimming Democrats’ chances of obtaining new or substantive information about President Donald Trump in their first interview with a person linked to his inner circle. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold …

Hope Hicks: Democrats condemn evidence of former Trump aide as ‘farce’
5 years, 6 months ago

Hope Hicks: Democrats condemn evidence of former Trump aide as ‘farce’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The House of Representative’s judiciary committee hoped the closed-door testimony of former communications director …

Trump news live: Hope Hicks to face questions over Mueller probe, after president launches 2020 campaign
5 years, 6 months ago

Trump news live: Hope Hicks to face questions over Mueller probe, after president launches 2020 campaign

The Independent  

✕ Close Donald Trump: 'The only thing these corrupt politicians will understand is an earthquake at the ballot box' Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events …

Furious Democrats lash out at Hope Hicks for REFUSING to answer questions
5 years, 6 months ago

Furious Democrats lash out at Hope Hicks for REFUSING to answer questions

Daily Mail  

President Trump took on House Democrats for putting his longtime press aide Hope Hicks 'through hell' during Judiciary Committee testimony where she refused to answer a range of questions with a White House lawyer at her side. Question time: Hope Hicks said nothing as she arrived for her questioning by the House Judiciary Committee, with her personal attorney Robert Trout …

Former White House aide Hope Hicks will testify before House panel investigating Trump next week
5 years, 6 months ago

Former White House aide Hope Hicks will testify before House panel investigating Trump next week

Salon  

Hope Hicks, the former White House communications director to President Donald Trump, has agreed to a closed-door interview with the House Judiciary Committee, the panel announced Wednesday. The House Judiciary issued a subpoena to Hicks, a close and trusted adviser to the president who worked on his presidential campaign and in the White House, last month as part of the …

Hope Hicks will testify in Democrat-run House hearing NEXT WEEK
5 years, 6 months ago

Hope Hicks will testify in Democrat-run House hearing NEXT WEEK

Daily Mail  

Former White House communications director Hope Hicks has agreed to appear before the House Judiciary Committee – the first Trump White House official to yield to the panel's widespread push for information. Hicks is the first former White House official to agree to testify following the release of the Mueller report House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler vowed to continue …

The Latest: House panel subpoenas Hicks and counsel’s aide
5 years, 7 months ago

The Latest: House panel subpoenas Hicks and counsel’s aide

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Latest on the House Judiciary Committee and Don McGahn : 4:05 p.m. The House Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed former White House communications director Hope Hicks and a former aide in the White House counsel’s office as Democrats continue their investigations of President Donald Trump. The ranking Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Doug Collins, says Democrats …

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