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Article snippet: White House communications director MORE on Tuesday declined to answer some questions from the House Intelligence Committee about the presidential transition or her time in the White House, mirroring refusals from previous witnesses, according to multiple lawmakers. According to Democratic lawmakers, Hicks demurred at the instruction of the White House but stopped short of formally invoking executive privilege. MORE (D-Wash.) told reporters, referring to former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon, who attempted to place similar limits on his testimony during two appearances before the panel in recent weeks. Under pressure from lawmakers, Hicks agreed later in the day to answer some questions related to the transition period, according to Rep. MORE (R-Fla.) — but only because she had already broached those matters in a previous interview with the Senate Intelligence Committee. Rep. MORE met with a Russian lawyer with reported ties to the Kremlin. MORE. Even as Democratic lawmakers were filtering in and out of the closed-door interview expressing frustration, the White House insisted that it was cooperating fully with the committee’s investigation into Russia’s election interference. “I’m not going to comment on any individual’s interactions with the committee,” press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Tuesday afternoon when asked whether the White House directed Hicks not to answer certain questions. But, Sanders continued, “We are cooperating becau... Link to the full article to read more