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Longtime Trump aide Hope Hicks set to leave White House

Hope Hicks, the White House communications director and one of President Donald Trump's longest-serving advisers, will leave the White House in the coming weeks after announcing her resignation Feb. 28.

"Hope is outstanding and has done great work for the last three years," Trump said in a statement. "She is as smart and thoughtful as they come, a truly great person. I will miss having her by my side but when she approached me about pursuing other opportunities, I totally understood. I am sure we will work together again in the future."

A White House statement called Hicks "a valued adviser and counselor to the President and other senior administration officials."

Hicks' departure was first reported by The New York Times.

Her resignation comes one day after a marathon interview with the House Intelligence Committee, during which she said she has sometimes told white lies for the president, but none related to the investigation into Russia's efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election and any links to Trump associates.

Chief of Staff John Kelly called Hicks "strategic, poised and wise beyond her years," and lauded her communications work on the tax cuts passed at the end of 2017.

Hicks becomes the fourth person to leave the role of communications director in Trump's 13-plus months as president. She follows Sean Spicer — who served two stints in the job, once in an acting capacity — Mike Dubke and Anthony Scaramucci.

Hicks worked for the Trump family before the presidential campaign, served on the campaign staff and followed Donald Trump to the White House. She took over the communications director post in August 2017 after Scaramucci's tumultuous, 10-day tenure ended.

"There are no words to adequately express my gratitude to President Trump," Hicks said in the White House statement. "I wish the President and his administration the very best as he continues to lead our country."