Adam Schiff makes specialty hires for reopened Russia probe

[DonViejo]

BY OLIVIA GAZIS

UPDATED ON: JANUARY 15, 2019 / 5:50 AM / CBS NEWS

Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee have wasted no time in beefing up the investigative staff dedicated to continuing the committee's work on its semi-dormant Russia probe, even as the committee's new membership is still taking shape.

The new majority has made offers to half a dozen new staffers, CBS News has learned, and is still searching for six more. Among the latest hires are an expert in corruption and illicit finance and a former prosecutor.

The committee typically does not reveal much publicly about its staff; it is withholding names and most details about potential new hires as some of them progress through a lengthy security clearance process.

"There's a lot of work yet to be done on Russia," a senior committee official told CBS News. "What we're doing is we are creating a purpose-built team that will take the point on that."

As they assume the majority, Democrats under newly appointed Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., will add four members to the committee and more than double its staff, from 11 to roughly 24; Republicans will cut their staff count and, with some members having retired from Congress last year, likely keep their membership even at nine.

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[dem4decades]

1. How about a couple of SDNY or Mueller investigators?

Not that i don't trust Barr or anything.

[gohuskies]

2. One name on Schiff's list needs to be Bharara

Mr. Bharara is one of the persons that needs to be involved with the real investigation into this sordid mess.