WH says it is 'cooperating' with House Russia probe, despite Hicks stonewalling

Source: The Hill | February 27, 2018 | Jordan Fabian

The White House said Tuesday it is cooperating with Congress’ Russia investigation, despite communications director Hope Hicks’s reported refusal to answer certain questions from the House Intelligence Committee.

“I’m not going to comment on any individual’s interactions with the committee,” White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said when asked whether the White House directed Hicks not to answer certain questions.

“We are cooperating because, as the president said repeatedly, there is no collusion,” Sanders added.

Intelligence panel members from both parties said Hicks declined to answer questions about events and conversations that took place since President Trump’s inauguration.

The move frustrated lawmakers who are probing Russia’s interference in the 2016 election, and whether the Trump campaign cooperated with the effort.

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