House Representatives John Conyers Jr. (D-MI) and Walter Jones (R-NC)introduced "I was honestly concerned he might lie about the nature of our meeting.". Hope Hicks announced that she would resign as White House communications director.February 28, 2018[The New York Times Papadopoulos lied when questioned about his association with people tied to the Russian government. When the FBI questioned him, Papadopoulos reportedly told agents he had made contact with Russia prior to being put on the Trump campaign's foreign policy team. In fact, he had been communicating with Kremlin-tied Russians after he joined the campaign.