A lawyer for Hope Hicks says that the former White House communications director is standing by her congressional testimony regarding her knowledge of hush money payments made to porn star Stormy Daniels.
On Thursday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler called on Hicks to clarify her June 19 congressional testimony regarding conversations she had during the campaign with Donald Trump and his attorney, Michael Cohen, regarding payments to Daniels.
Nadler’s request came after the unsealing of court records showing that on Oct. 8, 2016, Hicks called Cohen just before the longtime Trump fixer began a mad dash to arrange a payoff to Daniels, who claimed she had an affair with Trump in 2006. Phone records showed that Trump joined the call with Hicks and Cohen.
Cohen ended up paying Daniels $130,000 on Oct. 27, 2016. The FBI agent handling the case said in an affidavit unsealed on Thursday that they believed that Hicks and Trump were speaking with Cohen about arranging the payment to Daniels in order to prevent her from going to the press with the story of her alleged affair.
Cohen pleaded guilty on Aug. 21, 2018 to tax evasion, bank fraud, and making an illegal campaign contribution to Trump through the Daniels payoff. Court records unsealed Thursday showed that prosecutors handling the case also investigated whether other Trump associates broke the law regarding the payment to Daniels. They also looked into whether anyone made false statements or obstructed the Cohen probe. Prosecutors told a federal judge on Monday that they had “effectively concluded” the investigation, indicating that no other Trump associates — including Hicks — will face charges in the investigation.
But Hicks’ lawyer, Robert Trout, issued a statement on Friday rebuffing Nadler’s suggestion that Hicks gave false testimony.
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“Reports claiming that Ms. Hicks was involved in conversations about ‘hush money’ payments on October 8, 2016, or knew that payments were being discussed, are simply wrong,” Trout said.