'You're going to get prosecuted': Ex-DOJ official says Hope Hicks in legal jeopardy after admitting 'white lies'
Communication Director Hope Hicks could face criminal prosecution after she admitted telling "white lies" to defend President Donald Trump, a former Justice Department official said on Wednesday.
During a panel discussion on CNN, Justice Correspondent Evan Perez explained that Hicks told the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday that she was guilty of fabricating "white lies" for the president , but she refused to say what she had lied about.
Former Pentagon and State Department spokesperson John Kirby pointed out that lying is a fireable offense, especially for communications officials like Hicks.
"If I had and anybody found out that I did then I would have been fired by the secretary of defense and/or the secretary of state," Kirby said. "You take an oath to t