News Alert: Schiff defends hiring from administration as Trump feud deepens

View in your browser     Schiff defends hiring from administration as Trump feud deepens The head of the House Intelligence Committee is defending his decision to hire former administration staffers to serve on the panel, saying it is part of a long tradition to hire from the intelligence community. Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff (R-Calif.) offered the remarks amid a deepening feud with President Trump, who earlier in the day tweeted that Schiff was "stealing people who work at the White House" to work on his "witch hunt." "We have a long tradition of hiring out of the intelligence community, the National Security Council (NSC)," Schiff said. "And if the president is worried about our hiring any former administration people, maybe he should work on being a better employer." Read the full story here           Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for News Alerts     Forward News Alerts     You Might Like       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2019 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.