Democrats banking on Hicks testimony to advance Trump probes
By Morgan Chalfant and Olivia Beavers - 06/18/19 06:16 PM EDT
Former White House aide Hope Hicks is poised to become the Democrats’ first big witness as the House Judiciary Committee presses forward with a sweeping investigation into alleged abuses of power by President Trump.
The former White House communications director will testify before the committee privately on Wednesday in what is expected to be a marathon session for Hicks, who also worked on Trump’s 2016 campaign. Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) plans to release a transcript of the closed-door interview in the coming days.
But the White House is aiming to severely limit any testimony regarding her time in the Trump administration. White House counsel Pat Cipollone wrote in a letter to Nadler on Tuesday evening that Hicks is “absolutely immune†from compelled congressional testimony regarding her work for Trump after he took office.
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