Washington, June 20 (TIWN) Hope Hicks, US President Donald Trump's former communications director, has avoided answering questions put to her by House lawmakers about her time in the White House, her testimony coming as part of the lower chamber's investigation into possible obstruction of justice by the President.

Hicks, who up until March 2018 was one of Trump's closest advisers, appeared before the Democratic-controlled House Judiciary Committee in a closed-door session on Wednesday, Efe news reported.  That panel is investigating whether Trump obstructed justice during the two-year independent probe by Special Counsel Robert Mueller of his 2016 campaign's links and contacts with Russia.  Mueller wrapped up his probe earlier this year and issued a 400-plus page report on his findings, which included possible instances of Trump's obstruction of justice although the special counsel did not bring any criminal charges against the President, saying that to do so against a sitting president would be unconstitutional.