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 his pursuit of witnesses and documents from special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation Nadler warned Hicks previously that he will pursue legal action against her if she refuses to comply with a congressional subpoena and deliver documents to his committee. First on his list is former White House counsel Don McGahn, who refused to comply with a subpoena from Nadler's committee at the request of the Trump White House. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler said he will go to court as soon as possible to get the evidence and the witnesses in front of his panel Nadler said he will first go after former White House counsel Don McGahn Tuesday's House vote was 229 yeas and 191 nays along party lines McGahn refused to testify before the House Judiciary Committee at the request of the Trump administration.

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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 …

Who is Hope Hicks, the longtime Trump advisor who’s seen it all?
8 months, 1 week ago

Who is Hope Hicks, the longtime Trump advisor who’s seen it all?

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Donald Trump and Hope Hicks at a Make …

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 …

The frantic texts Hope Hicks sent to Michael Cohen when details of the McDougal deal were published just FOUR DAYS before the 2016 election ... with hints about Stormy Daniels
8 months, 1 week ago

The frantic texts Hope Hicks sent to Michael Cohen when details of the McDougal deal were published just FOUR DAYS before the 2016 election ... with hints about Stormy Daniels

Daily Mail  

Text messages swapped by two key Trump insiders reveal their panic as a newspaper closed in on a story about a Playboy model and her affair allegation just four days before the 2016 election. They show the panic as they wait for a Wall Street Journal report to drop on allegations that a Playboy model was paid off A Wall …

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 …

House Jan. 6 panel unlikely to call Trump, chairman says
2 years, 7 months ago

House Jan. 6 panel unlikely to call Trump, chairman says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House investigators are unlikely to call former President Donald Trump to testify about his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection, relying instead on interviews with aides, family and others who were close to him at the time. Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson, the Democratic chairman of the nine-member panel investigating the attack, said Tuesday that it’s “not our …

Trump former counsel to testify to US Congress committee
3 years, 7 months ago

Trump former counsel to testify to US Congress committee

Al Jazeera  

Don McGahn’s testimony comes after two years of legal challenges and will be behind closed doors with transcript coming later. The US House Judiciary Committee is poised to question former White House counsel Don McGahn behind closed doors on Friday, two years after House Democrats originally sought his testimony as part of investigations into former President Donald Trump. House Democrats …

After A 2-Year Legal Fight, Ex-Trump Aide Will Testify On The Russia Investigation
3 years, 7 months ago

After A 2-Year Legal Fight, Ex-Trump Aide Will Testify On The Russia Investigation

NPR  

After A 2-Year Legal Fight, Ex-Trump Aide Will Testify On The Russia Investigation Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images Alex Wong/Getty Images Don McGahn, who served as former President Donald Trump's first White House counsel and was a key witness for investigators during the Russia probe, is set to testify Friday before the House Judiciary Committee. McGahn will …

Trump investigation: Who is Don McGahn, and why is his testimony so important?
3 years, 7 months ago

Trump investigation: Who is Don McGahn, and why is his testimony so important?

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. According to the Mueller report, Mr McGahn is reported to have pushed back against …

Deal reached for ex-White House counsel McGahn’s testimony
3 years, 7 months ago

Deal reached for ex-White House counsel McGahn’s testimony

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former White House counsel Don McGahn will answer questions in private from the House Judiciary Committee in an apparent resolution of a longstandin dispute over his testimony, according to a court document filed Wednesday evening. Democrats who run the committee have sought McGahn’s testimony for two years as part of an investigation of potential obstruction of justice by …

2 Years Later, Former White House Counsel Don McGahn Agrees To Testify
3 years, 7 months ago

2 Years Later, Former White House Counsel Don McGahn Agrees To Testify

NPR  

2 Years Later, Former White House Counsel Don McGahn Agrees To Testify Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images Alex Wong/Getty Images Former Trump White House counsel Don McGahn will testify before the House Judiciary Committee about his role in former special prosecutor Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, the panel announced Wednesday. Fresh Air The Struggle To Protect Trump From …

Hope Hicks is blamed for peaceful protesters being teargassed for Donald Trump's bible-waving show
4 years, 7 months ago

Hope Hicks is blamed for peaceful protesters being teargassed for Donald Trump's bible-waving show

Daily Mail  

Longtime Donald Trump aide Hope Hicks has been identified as having helped hatch the plan to have the president walk across the street from the White House to pose in front of St. John's church – staged event that police and National Guard forces facilitated by using tear gas and rubber bullets to clear away peaceful protesters. Counselor to the …

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 …

As Dems zero in on White House, Trump racks up court losses
5 years, 1 month ago

As Dems zero in on White House, Trump racks up court losses

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump knows he has fierce Democratic adversaries in Congress. Federal judges in the last two months have accused Trump administration lawyers of “openly stonewalling” and of regarding presidents as kings while also deriding Justice Department legal positions as “extraordinary,” “exactly backwards” and just plain “wrong.” Taken together, the court rulings eviscerate the administration’s muscular view of …

In Blow To White House, Federal Judge Rules That Don McGahn Must Testify
5 years, 1 month ago

In Blow To White House, Federal Judge Rules That Don McGahn Must Testify

NPR  

In Blow To White House, Federal Judge Rules That Don McGahn Must Testify Enlarge this image toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP Andrew Harnik/AP Updated at 9:33 a.m. ET Tuesday A federal judge in Washington has ruled that former White House counsel Don McGahn must testify to House impeachment investigators, despite orders from the Trump administration that he not cooperate with Congress. …

Federal judge says former White House counsel Don McGahn must speak to House
5 years, 1 month ago

Federal judge says former White House counsel Don McGahn must speak to House

CNN  

Washington CNN — A federal judge decided Monday that President Donald Trump’s former White House counsel Don McGahn must testify to the House of Representatives in its impeachment probe, marking the first major ruling about House witness testimony during the Trump administration. “Indeed,” she added, “absolute testimonial immunity for senior-level White House aides appears to be a fiction that has …

White House lawyer moved Trump call transcript to classified server, Ukraine adviser testifies
5 years, 2 months ago

White House lawyer moved Trump call transcript to classified server, Ukraine adviser testifies

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. Read our privacy policy Moments after Donald Trump ended his phone call with Ukraine's …

On impeachment, Democrats crack down on White House stonewalling strategy
5 years, 2 months ago

On impeachment, Democrats crack down on White House stonewalling strategy

CNN  

CNN — For months, Democrats probed President Donald Trump and his administration for documents, the President’s financial records and interviews with key associates. Despite a White House vow that it would not cooperate with the “illegitimate” impeachment inquiry, Democratic investigators have found a way around the stonewalling, obtaining testimony from both current and former Trump administration officials about internal deliberations …

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 …

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 …

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 …

White House tells 2 ex-aides to defy congressional subpoena
5 years, 7 months ago

White House tells 2 ex-aides to defy congressional subpoena

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The White House on Tuesday again directed former employees not to cooperate with a congressional investigation, this time instructing former aides Hope Hicks and Annie Donaldson to defy subpoenas and refuse to provide documents to the House Judiciary Committee. House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler issued subpoenas for documents and testimony from Hicks, former White House communications director, and …

House to vote on holding Barr, McGahn in contempt next week
5 years, 7 months ago

House to vote on holding Barr, McGahn in contempt next week

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A top Democrat announced Monday that the House will vote next week on whether to hold Attorney General William Barr and former White House counsel Don McGahn in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with congressional subpoenas. Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said in a statement that the Trump administration’s “systematic refusal to provide Congress with answers and …

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 …

Ex-White House lawyer won’t testify after Trump direction
5 years, 7 months ago

Ex-White House lawyer won’t testify after Trump direction

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump directed his former White House Counsel Donald McGahn to defy a congressional subpoena Monday, citing a Justice Department legal opinion that maintains McGahn would have immunity from testifying about his work as a close Trump adviser. The House Judiciary Committee had issued a subpoena to compel McGahn to testify Tuesday, and the committee’s chairman, Rep. …

Trump blocks former White House counsel McGahn from testifying to Congress on Mueller report
5 years, 7 months ago

Trump blocks former White House counsel McGahn from testifying to Congress on Mueller report

Daily Mail  

President Donald Trump says he had nothing to do with a DOJ pronouncement that former White House Counsel Don McGahn does not have to testify before Congress about claims he made about the president's conduct that appeared in the special counsel report. White House attorney Pat Cipollone immediately told House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler that McGahn would not comply with …

White House will instruct Don McGahn to defy subpoena issued by House Democrats, Sarah Sanders says
5 years, 8 months ago

White House will instruct Don McGahn to defy subpoena issued by House Democrats, Sarah Sanders says

Salon  

The Trump White House will instruct former White House counsel Don McGahn to defy a congressional subpoena issued by House Democrats. In an interview with ABC News, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that she didn’t “anticipate” that the White House would let McGahn comply with Congress’s request for documents related to his testimony given to special counsel …

Ex-White House counsel Don McGahn can 'do more to puncture Trump’s web of lies' than anyone else: conservative commentator
5 years, 8 months ago

Ex-White House counsel Don McGahn can 'do more to puncture Trump’s web of lies' than anyone else: conservative commentator

Raw Story  

A conservative Washington Post columnist berated President Donald Trump's for lying about his aides following his orders — and pointed out which official's testimony against him could be the most damaging of all. It's "balderdash," the Post's Jennifer Rubin wrote Tuesday, that Trump claimed on Twitter that "nobody disobeys orders." McGahn, the columnist noted, refused to tell Deputy Attorney General …

US House panel chair subpoenas ex-White House lawyer Don McGahn
5 years, 8 months ago

US House panel chair subpoenas ex-White House lawyer Don McGahn

Al Jazeera  

Mueller’s redacted report said Trump asked McGahn to tell then-acting attorney general that Mueller had to be removed. The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed former White House Counsel Don McGahn for testimony in the United States following the release of the redacted report from Special Counsel Robert Mueller. “Instead of looking at material that Attorney General Barr …

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