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Greenwich's Hope Hicks Will Return To White House As Aide To Trump Son-In-Law Jared Kushner Greenwich's Hope Hicks Will Return To White House As Aide To Trump Son-In-Law Jared Kushner
Greenwich's Hope Hicks Will Return To White House As Aide To Trump Son-In-Law Jared Kushner Less than two years after resigning as the White House communications director, Fairfield County native Hope Hicks is back in DC, this time as an aide to a member of the Trump family and administration. On Thursday, Feb. 13, the White House announced that the 31-year-old Hicks, who grew up in Greenwich and became a key figure in President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, will return, this time as Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner's senior adviser. Hicks’ official title will be as a counselor to the president. "There is no one more devoted to implementing President Trump's agenda than Hope Hi…

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Greenwich's Hope Hicks To Resign From White House Post Greenwich's Hope Hicks To Resign From White House Post
Greenwich's Hope Hicks To Resign From White House Post A day after testifying that she told “white lies” for President Donald Trump in front of the House Intelligence Committee over Russian meddling in the 2016 election, White House Communications Director Hope Hicks has resigned from her position in a major surprise. The 29-year-old Greenwich native provided private testimony for nearly 10 hours on Tuesday, where she reportedly discussed her time on the campaign trail with Trump, though she declined to answer questions about other figures involved in the campaign or the current White House. On Wednesday, Hicks, one of the president’s longest-s…

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Greenwich's Hope Hicks Admits She Tells 'White Lies' For Trump Greenwich's Hope Hicks Admits She Tells 'White Lies' For Trump
Greenwich's Hope Hicks Admits She Tells 'White Lies' For Trump White House Communications Director Hope Hicks admitted to telling “white lies” for President Trump during questioning before the House Intelligence Committee over Russia meddling in the 2016 election, according to reports. The Greenwich native provided private testimony for nearly 10 hours on Tuesday, where she reportedly discussed her time on the campaign trail with Trump, though she declined to answer questions about other figures involved in the campaign or the current White House. The New York Times reported that Hicks “insisted that she had not lied about matters material to the inves…

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Greenwich's Hope Hicks Focus Of Trump-Russia Probe Greenwich's Hope Hicks Focus Of Trump-Russia Probe
Greenwich's Hope Hicks Focus Of Trump-Russia Probe Hope Hick's unflinching loyalty and silence have secured her a prominent place in Donald Trump’s ever-changing orbit.  But that access to the president — the Oval Office is one door down from hers — could come at a prohibitive legal cost for the 29-year-old White House communication director from Greenwich.  Hicks, Trump’s gatekeeper during the campaign -- whom some call his "real daughter" --- is now at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., and the focus of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, the New York Times reported here on Wednesd…

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Greenwich's Hope Hicks Expected To Meet With House Intel Committee Greenwich's Hope Hicks Expected To Meet With House Intel Committee
Greenwich's Hope Hicks Expected To Meet With House Intel Committee White House Communications Director Hope Hicks, a 2006 graduate of Greenwich High School, is expected to meet with the House Intelligence Committee this week as part of the Russia investigation, according to CNN.  Hicks, 28, was usually by President Donald Trump's side during the campaign, attending nearly every rally as his press secretary, CNN said. The House panel wants to ask Hicks about any contact between other Trump associates and Russians, CNN said.  The committee is likely to ask her about the White House's involvement in crafting a misleading response last summer after a June 2016…

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