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Good evening, John Berman here in Ferranderson.

Democrats got a new look at an old game this afternoon after former White House staff

for Hope Hicks went to testify.

Well, she went that much we know. As far as testifying goes, she claimed immunity for

many of the questions. A rather spurious legal doctrine, causing to executive privilege, made

all the more dubious as this isn't a White House council or senior adviser to the president

making this claim, is the former communications director. Regardless, she wouldn't answer

many questions. However, just to see how far her accompanying White House council intended

to stretch this immunity theory, Democrats started asking her incredibly basic questions.

For instance, where was your desk in the White House? Her lawyer is objected. Two sources

all tell CNN she wouldn't answer a factual question from Democrats about whether or not

war broke out in the Middle East during the Trump presidency. This perhaps is what President

Trump meant today when he tweeted that Democrats are putting wonderful Hope Hicks through hell.

Sounds awful.

Now, Hicks did answer one question about those white lies she testified to in a previous

hearing that she would tell on behalf of the president. Multiple sources say she testified

today that those lies were not about anything substantial. Now, keeping them honest, a lot

that went on today and for the past few months bear some fact checking. For starters, not

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