Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Ex-Trump Aide Hicks Agrees to Closed-Door Appearance Before US House Panel Reuters WASHINGTON - Former White House Communications Director Hope Hicks, once a close aide to President Donald Trump, has agreed to give a closed-door interview to the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on June 19, the panel's chairman said on Wednesday. Hicks last week agreed to supply documents from Trump's 2016 campaign to the committee, despite a White House directive advising her not to provide the panel with material from her subsequent time at the White House. "We look forward to her testimony and plan to make the transcript promptly available to the public, committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler said in a statement. .