Tag: Hope Hicks

In Russia probe, Hope Hicks refuses to answer questions about Trump administration

The following article by Karoun Demirjian was posted on the Washington Post website February 27, 2018:

Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.) says White House communications director Hope Hicks refused to answer House investigators’ questions on the Trump administration. (The Washington Post)

White House communications director Hope Hicks refused to answer questions about the Trump administration that House investigators posed Tuesday as part of their probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election.

But under pressure from lawmakers, she began to offer some details about the transition period Tuesday afternoon, according to House Intelligence Committee members of both parties, who said Hicks and her attorneys agreed to address topics broached with the Senate Intelligence Committee in an earlier private interview. Continue reading “In Russia probe, Hope Hicks refuses to answer questions about Trump administration”

Hope Hicks: The quiet one in Trump’s White House suddenly feels the glare

The following article by Mary Jordan and Josh Dawsey was posted on the Washington Post website February 10, 2018:

Hope Hicks, a trusted confidante and adviser to President Trump, was named White House communications director on Sept. 12. (Photo: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)

In a White House full of noise, she is the quiet one. Not the TV gladiator, not press room warrior, not a general. Certainly not the Mooch.

Hope Hicks, the discreet aide always at President Trump’s side and whose desk is just outside the Oval Office, is his right-hand woman. Improbably, the former model, at only 29, has worked with Trump longer than anyone he is not related to at the White House. Continue reading “Hope Hicks: The quiet one in Trump’s White House suddenly feels the glare”

Top Trump Aides Are Said to Have Long Known About Abuse Accusations

The following article by Julie Hirschfeld Davis, Katie Rogers and Maggie Haberman was posted on the New York Times website February 8, 2018:

Rob Porter on Monday at Joint Base Andrews. He resigned from the White House on Wednesday. Credit: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

WASHINGTON — White House officials conceded Thursday that they regretted the way they handled accusations against Rob Porter, the staff secretary who resigned Wednesday after two former wives publicly accused him of abusing them. But they refused to provide any information about when President Trump’s most senior advisers first learned about the episodes.

Mr. Porter abruptly departed the West Wing on Thursday afternoon, one day after John F. Kelly, the chief of staff, and other senior officials had issued statements defending him and said they would prefer that he remain in his post. Continue reading “Top Trump Aides Are Said to Have Long Known About Abuse Accusations”

Trump Doesn’t Recognize ‘Old Friends,’ Staffers Call Ivanka His ‘Real Wife’: Tell-All Book

The following article by Dave Quinn was posted on the People website January 4, 2018:

More shocking claims about the inner workings of President Donald Trump‘s White House were released Thursday from author and Hollywood Reporter columnist Michael Wolff.

In an essay for THR, Wolff alleges that Trump has had trouble recognizing old friends, and that staffers refer to Trump’s daughter Ivanka as his “real wife” and White House Communications Director Hope Hicks as his “real daughter.” Continue reading “Trump Doesn’t Recognize ‘Old Friends,’ Staffers Call Ivanka His ‘Real Wife’: Tell-All Book”

White House aides reportedly blindsided by ’embarrassing’ Trump interview

The following article by Bryan Logan was posted on the Business Insider website December 30, 2017:

President Trump speaks Dec. 29, 2017, as he meets with members of the U.S. Coast Guard, whom he invited to play golf, at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla. (Evan Vucci/AP)
  • White House aides were mortified by President Donald Trump’s wide-ranging interview with The New York Times, which one staffer called “embarrassing.”
  • Trump was alone with a Times reporter for the interview Thursday at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida.
  • The president’s comments in that 30-minute sit-down — hitting on the Russia investigation, his legislative achievements, plus domestic and world affairs — dominated headlines Friday, to the chagrin of his staff back in Washington.

Continue reading “White House aides reportedly blindsided by ’embarrassing’ Trump interview”

F.B.I. Warned Hope Hicks About Emails From Russian Operatives

The following article by Adam Goldman and Matt Apuzzo was posted on the New York Times website December 8, 2017:

WASHINGTON — F.B.I. officials warned one of President Trump’s top advisers, Hope Hicks, earlier this year about repeated attempts by Russian operatives to make contact with her during the presidential transition, according to people familiar with the events.

The Russian outreach efforts show that, even after American intelligence agencies publicly accused Moscow of trying to influence the outcome of last year’s presidential election, Russian operatives were undaunted in their efforts to establish contacts with Mr. Trump’s advisers. Continue reading “F.B.I. Warned Hope Hicks About Emails From Russian Operatives”

Mueller gives White House names of 6 aides he expects to question in Russia probe

The following article by Carol D. Leonnig, Rosalind S. Helderman and Ashley Parker was posted on the Washington Post website September 8, 2017:

President Trump has weighed in on special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election time and time again. Here’s a look at how he can limit the probe, and what Congress is trying to do about it. (Jenny Starrs/The Washington Post)

Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III has alerted the White House that his team will probably seek to interview six top current and former advisers to President Trump who were witnesses to several episodes relevant to the investigation of Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election, according to people familiar with the request.

Mueller’s interest in the aides, including trusted adviser Hope Hicks, former press secretary Sean Spicer and former chief of staff Reince Priebus, reflects how the probe that has dogged Trump’s presidency is starting to penetrate a closer circle of aides around the president. Continue reading “Mueller gives White House names of 6 aides he expects to question in Russia probe”