White House orders Hope Hicks to defy subpoena for documents

Published June 4, 2019 3:48pm ET



The White House ordered former communications director Hope Hicks not to provide documents to the House Judiciary Committee in a declaration of executive privilege.

The order from White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney comes the day of a committee deadline for documents and also applies to former White House official Annie Donaldson, who worked as chief of staff to former White House counsel Don McGahn, according to reports.

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