The White House communications director said her job requires “white lies,” The New York Times reports.
White House communications director Hope Hicks told House investigators that her job sometimes requires telling “white lies” for President Donald Trump, according to The New York Times.
CNN later confirmed the Times report.
The Times said Hicks made the statement during private testimony before the House Intelligence Committee.
The reports did not elaborate on what Hicks considers to be “white lies.” However, the Times said that “after extended consultation with her lawyers,” Hicks claimed she hadn’t lied over matters related to the Russia investigation.
Critics on social media immediately began wondering just what constitutes a “white lie” in this case, and more than a few are speculating that special counsel Robert Mueller may take an interest in learning the nature of those fibs.
Here is some of that reaction:
https://twitter.com/RWPUSA/status/968719810581483522
Richard W. Painter@RWPUSA“White lies”? Please define. White woman lying for white man with orange hair? About what? Russians? Money? Fixing an election? It’s not going to be a nothing sex story like 1998. Mueller’s finding out, and she’d better not lie to him.http://cnn.it/2ETwadJ
11:29 PM - Feb 27, 2018
Hicks expected Tuesday at House Intelligence
White House Communications Director Hope Hicks is scheduled to appear Tuesday before the House Intelligence Committee behind closed doors, according to sources with knowledge of the matter.
cnn.com
https://twitter.com/cristianafarias/status/968684939238694912
Cf.✔@cristianafarias
Can’t tell white lies to Bob Mueller, though.
See 18 U.S.C. § 1001. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1001 … https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/968678450784501760 …
9:11 PM - Feb 27, 2018
18 U.S. Code § 1001 - Statements or entries generally
law.cornell.edu
https://twitter.com/jfreewright/status/968689186705461258
Jeffrey Wright✔@jfreewright
Raise your hand if you thought they might be any other color.
Anybody?
No?
https://nyti.ms/2Fcyn3w
9:27 PM - Feb 27, 2018
Hope Hicks Acknowledges She Sometimes Tells White Lies for Trump
Ms. Hicks, the White House communications director, told lawmakers investigating Russia’s election interference that she has not lied about matters relevant to their inquiry.
nytimes.com
https://twitter.com/lauriecrosswell/status/968684214517460994
Laurie Crosswell@lauriecrosswellHope Hicks doesn't seem to realize that it's not just the white lies that are relevant, but that all lies matter.
9:08 PM - Feb 27, 2018
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https://twitter.com/laseptiemewilay/status/968715439470768128
Tahar@laseptiemewilayWhen you have that look on your face, those lies ain't white lies anymore, but just damn lies.
11:12 PM - Feb 27, 2018
https://twitter.com/charles_gaba/status/968684847026892800
Charles Gaba✔@charles_gaba
“White Lies” will be the title of Robert #Mueller’s inevitable tell-all book after Trump and his motley crew are hauled off to jail. https://twitter.com/PhilipRucker/status/968674708177719296 …
9:10 PM - Feb 27, 2018 · Bloomfield Township, MI
https://twitter.com/Ali_Davis/status/968690484578103296
Ali Davis✔@Ali_Davis
I'm guessing by "white lies," Hope Hicks meant "the kind of lies for which white people of means generally do not get prosecuted."
9:33 PM - Feb 27, 2018
https://twitter.com/BettyBowers/status/968682980943257600
Mrs. Betty Bowers@BettyBowersOf course, a White Supremacist administration tells "White Lies" https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/27/us/politics/hope-hicks-house-intelligence-committee-testimony.html …
9:03 PM - Feb 27, 2018
Hope Hicks Acknowledges She Sometimes Tells White Lies for Trump
Ms. Hicks, the White House communications director, told lawmakers investigating Russia’s election interference that she has not lied about matters relevant to their inquiry.
nytimes.com
https://twitter.com/Kris_Sacrebleu/status/968680746742247424
(((DuneMyThang™)))@Kris_SacrebleuCommon white lies;
"I'm five minutes away"
"You look great"
"I'm fine"
"I was just about to call you"
"there was no collusion with the Russians"
Wait a minute! One of these things is not like the other
8:54 PM - Feb 27, 2018
https://twitter.com/ChadWigmore/status/968681891527262208
Chad Wigmore@ChadWigmoreReplying to @kylegriffin1
Define "white lies"
Define "sometimes"
Asking for a friend (his name is Robert)
8:58 PM - Feb 27, 2018
https://twitter.com/PhilippeReines/status/968684783931883521
Philippe Reines✔@PhilippeReines
Lying about only telling white lies is quite Trumpian. https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/968678450784501760 …
9:10 PM - Feb 27, 2018
https://twitter.com/justinhendrix/status/968676589365092353
Justin Hendrix✔@justinhendrix
"White lies" indeed. White supremacist lies.https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/27/us/politics/hope-hicks-house-intelligence-committee-testimony.html …
8:37 PM - Feb 27, 2018
Hope Hicks Acknowledges She Sometimes Tells White Lies for Trump
Ms. Hicks, the White House communications director, told lawmakers investigating Russia’s election interference that she has not lied about matters relevant to their inquiry.
nytimes.com