White House declines to explain why Hope Hicks dodged questions in House Intelligence Committee testimony
by Sarah Westwood | Feb 27, 2018, 3:07 PM
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders declined to specify on Tuesday whether communications director Hope Hicks was instructed by administration officials to invoke executive privilege when asked about her time in the West Wing by the House Intelligence Committee earlier in the day.
"I'm not going to comment on any individual interactions with the committee," Sanders told reporters at the White House. "But we are cooperating with the committee."
Members present for Hicks' highly-anticipated appearance before the committee told reporters the former Trump campaign aide dodged questions about her work for President Trump, although it was unclear whether she formally asserted privilege.
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