The White House has instructed former officials Hope HicksHope HicksTrump selects Hicks, Bondi, Grenell and other allies for positions Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis tests positive for coronavirus Women set to take key roles in Biden administration MORE and Annie Donaldson not to turn over documents to the House Judiciary Committee that relate to their work in the administration.
Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold NadlerJerrold (Jerry) Lewis NadlerPelosi names 9 impeachment managers Republicans gauge support for Trump impeachment Clyburn blasts DeVos and Chao for 'running away' from 25th Amendment fight MORE (D-N.Y.) had subpoenaed the two on May 21, setting a deadline of 10 a.m. on June 4 for them to produce documents and demanding they provide testimony — Hicks in a public appearance on June 19 and Donaldson in a closed-door deposition June 24.
CNN first reported the White House had instructed them not to turn over documents stemming from their time in the Trump administration sought by the subpoena. A committee source confirmed the development to The Hill.
Nadler said later in a statement that the move was evidence of President TrumpDonald TrumpClinton, Bush, Obama reflect on peaceful transition of power on Biden's Inauguration Day Arizona Republican's brothers say he is 'at least partially to blame' for Capitol violence Biden reverses Trump's freeze on .4 billion in funds MORE’s “continued obstruction” of congressional investigations.
"The White House has instructed both Hope Hicks and Annie Donaldson not to turn over records in response to subpoenas issued by our Committee last month,” Nadler said. "The President has no lawful basis for preventing these witnesses from complying with our request.”
“The notion the White House directed Hope Hicks or Annie Donaldson to defy a subpoena is not accurate," a spokesperson for Rep. Doug Collins


Hicks provided a disk of documents related to her work on the campaign, according to Trout’s letter, which was obtained by The Hill.
“We have redacted from these documents personal identifying information such as private email addresses and phone numbers,” the letter states. “This disc does not include any documents that we already provided to the Committee on March, 22, 2019.”
Trout also wrote that Hicks would not provide the committee with documents her lawyer received from the Trump campaign for the purpose of preparing for interviews with congressional committees and Mueller’s office, but said some documents responsive to the subpoena had already been provided to the House Intelligence Committee.
The White House has already blocked a number of requests Nadler has issued as part of his panel’s sweeping investigation into allegations of obstruction, public corruption and other abuses of power by Trump and his associates.
