Article snippet: White House Communications Director Hope Hicks is expected to appear before the House Intelligence Committee Tuesday morning for a closed-door interview related to Russian interference in the 2016 election, according to sources familiar with the committee's schedule. The committee has long anticipated testimony from Hicks, one of the president's closest confidantes, but it's unclear how much she plans to tell lawmakers, after numerous Trump associates have refused to answer committee questions in recent closed-door sessions. "The question is when she does come in, will she be prepared to answer all of our questions," Corey Lewandowski declined to answer many of the committee’s questions. Bannon was instructed by the White House not to answer questions about the transition or his time in the White House, according to sources familiar with his testimony. He returned to Capitol Hill this month after two days of interviews with special counsel Robert Mueller’s team, but refused to answer any questions other than those on a list preapproved by the White House -- claiming he had been instructed to invoke executive privilege on Trump's behalf. Republicans and Democrats on the committee are now considering steps to hold Bannon in contempt of Congress. Hicks has already been interviewed by Mueller's team. She has also been questioned by the Senate Intelligence Committee, a source familiar with the committee's schedule confirmed. One of the few White Hous... Link to the full article to read more