White House communications director Hope Hicks retains lawyer in Russia probe
By ANNIE KARNI and ELIANA JOHNSON 09/08/2017 10:32 PM EDT
White House communications director Hope Hicks has retained a personal attorney, as the special counsel's investigation into the Trump campaign's ties to Russia is expected to heat up this fall.
Hicks, 28, has hired Robert Trout, a highly regarded attorney and founder of the firm Trout Cacheris & Janis, according to multiple sources familiar with the hire. Trout is a veteran of the Justice Department. He is also a former assistant U.S. attorney in Baltimore.
Hicks did not respond to multiple requests for comment on Friday night. Trout did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The Washington Post on Friday reported that Hicks is one of six White House aides that special counsel Robert Mueller is expected to interview — aides who his team believes were potentially witnesses to relevant moments in the ongoing Russia investigation. Hicks, who was recently elevated to the position of communications director, has been at President Donald Trump’s side since before the official launch of his campaign.
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