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House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff vowed on
Sunday to continue the investigation into President Trump's
finances and foreign connections for as long as it takes.

Speaking during an interview on NBC’s “Meet The Press,” the
California Democrat said he found it “remarkable” that Trump was
seeking a business deal with Russia and that he wanted to make
sure that the president was “working in the national interest.”

“We are looking to see if the president is working in the
national interest,” Schiff said. “That he is not motivated by
some pecuniary interest or fear of compromise or actual
compromise.”

Schiff last week hired former National Security Council staffers
to work for him as he launches a sweeping new investigation into
Trump – a move that appears to have drawn particular ire from
the president.

Trump tweeted Thursday that Schiff and Democrats were going
"nuts" with investigations and wrote, without elaborating, that
they were "even stealing people from the White House!"

Donald J. Trump
?
@realDonaldTrump
....The Dems and their committees are going “nuts.” The
Republicans never did this to President Obama, there would be no
time left to run government. I hear other committee heads will
do the same thing. Even stealing people who work at White House!
A continuation of Witch Hunt!

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It's unclear exactly who Trump was talking about, but the tweet
comes as Schiff appears to have hired at least one staff member
who served on the National Security Council under Trump. The
staff member, Abigail Grace, is listed in a House directory as
working for Schiff on the intelligence panel. A person familiar
with the committee's staff confirms that she is working for the
panel and used to work for the NSC.

Grace worked for a bipartisan think tank, Center for a New
American Security, after working for both former President
Barack Obama and Trump on the National Security Council from
2016 to 2018. She focused on Asia-Pacific security issues,
according to a spokesman for the group.

Schiff wouldn't confirm the hires in an interview Thursday, but
hinted at them while snapping back at Trump.

"We have a long tradition of hiring out of the intelligence
community, out of the National Security Council, and if the
president is worried about our hiring any former administration
people maybe he should work on being a better employer," Schiff
said.

A committee aide said that none of Schiff's staff have come
directly from the White House, but said the panel has hired
people with prior experience on the National Security Council
staff.

"We do not discriminate against potential hires on the basis of
their prior work experience, including the administration," the
aide said. The person also declined to be identified because
they were not authorized to speak publicly about confidential
committee business.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.
 

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