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Hope Hicks Testifies On President Trump's Potential Obstruction Of Justice

The former Trump aide's appearance before the Judiciary Committee is the first time an official from the White House agreed to show up. But Democrats say she is not answering their questions.
Former White House communications director Hope Hicks arrives at a closed-door interview with the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.

Hope Hicks, President Trump's former communications director, is facing a barrage of questions into her former boss' conduct behind closed doors on Wednesday.

Democrats say that Hicks has not answered questions related to her time in the administration. White House lawyers, who accompanied her to the interview along with her personal counsel, have objected to those questions.

Hicks' appearance before the House Judiciary Committee comes after weeks of angling by

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