Democrats fume, say Hicks declines to answer questions
By Olivia Beavers and Morgan Chalfant - 06/19/19 02:20 PM EDT
Democrats are fuming after Hope Hicks declined to answer questions about her time in the Trump administration during a closed-door interview before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.
Democrats blasted the argument made by White House lawyers that the president’s former communications director is “absolutely immune†from giving compelled congressional testimony.
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“I’ve been watching obstruction of justice in action,†Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) told reporters after two hours of questioning. “You have their White House serving ‘absolute immunity,’ which is not a thing — it doesn’t exist.â€
Democrats emerged from the hearing room throughout the first three hours of her testimony, with some claiming she would not even answer questions about where her office was located in the White House.
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