Adam Schiff hiring full-time team to investigate Trump's Russia connections

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Adam Schiff hiring full-time team to investigate Trump’s Russia connections
House Intelligence Committee chairman hiring more investigators to revive House Russia probe
Posted Jan 15, 2019 10:37 AM
Griffin Connolly


House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., is adding more investigative manpower to his committee staff. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff is sinking panel resources into a robust investigative staff to revive the probe into President Donald Trump's ties to Russia with roughly seven committee staffers directing their energy full-time.

Schiff and the Democrats have made offers to six new staffers, CBS News reported, including a corruption expert and a former prosecutor. The committee is still looking to hire six more people as Schiff restructures the subcommittee and plans targeted lines of inquiry into the president and his 2016 campaign staff’s connections with Russian officials.

Democrats on the committee will more than double their staff, from 11 to 24 people. About seven will work on the resuscitated Russia probe full-time, while others will help out on a “surge” basis, according to CBS, citing a senior committee official.

“There’s a lot of work yet to be done on Russia,” the official said. “What we’re doing is we are creating a purpose-built team that will take the point on that.”

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https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/adam-schiff-hiring-full-time-team-investigate-trumps-russia-connections

[OliverQ]

1. Wish I could get a job with Schiff.

[wryter2000]

3. Wouldn't that be awesome?

If I lived in DC, I'd volunteer to be a file clerk.

[OliverQ]

14. I work in DC, but you can't volunteer for Congress unless you're an "intern."

[wryter2000]

2. Wow

I can't wait. I'll be in front of the TV with and

I watched all of the Watergate hearings. They were awesome. These will be much, much better because Trump is a far bigger crook than Nixon.

[murielm99]

9. OMG, another Watergate junkie.

I watched them later in the evening, after the news. I watched until I was reeling with fatigue. I went to work every day with three or four hours of sleep.

I still have all the books.

[wryter2000]

10. I still have the Whitehouse Tape Transcripts in paperback

I was on leave from my job and watched the hearings live. I was watching when Alexander Butterfield announced that everything that went on in the Oval Office was taped. The room emptied of reporters.

I felt sure when some of BushII's crimes came to light we'd have the same sort of investigations. I was so let down when he skated on so many things...starting a war for no reason, torturing people, illegally listening to phone conversations. I swear, if Trump skates, too, I'll despair for this country.

In the meantime, let the investigations begin!

[niyad]

4. now THAT is a government job I would take.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

5. has anybody informed Traitor Donald yet?

Traitor Donald and his little bitch Mitch should know about this so they can find more distractions. The trumpshutdown is eroding support from the gutless GOP, instead of stopping the investigations.

2020 is coming.

[katmondoo]

6. I hope he doesn't interview Cohn in a closed session as reported yesterday

[NewJeffCT]

12. supposedly, Cohen will not be asked about Russia

because Mueller still needs him on that end and they don't want to cross streams

[tiptonic]

7. Comrade

Comrade Benedict donald, will do anything to stop the Russia investigation. Including shutting down the government. I wonder how many people, will have their lives ruined, because of him. Or even worse, how many people may loose their lives, because of him.

[fierywoman]

8. Isn't this from the monies the previous House agreed to in order to (what they

thought would happen) fund the lock-her-up investigations? If so: sweeeet!

[ehrnst]

11. Getting the damn job done, and still able to tear up twitter at the same time! Experience counts.

[SCVDem]

13. NO CLOSED DOOR HEARINGS!

Do We make ourselves clear?!

Open and honest!

[Hekate]

15. Elections have consequences--like having all the committee chairmen be from the winner's party...

Go for it, Chairman Schiff.

[akraven]

16. XLNT!

Heck, I'd mop his floors!