Schiff promises to continue his investigation of Trump's finances and Russia

Speaker of the House of Commons Intelligence Committee Adam Schiff promised Sunday to continue his investigation of President Trump's finances and international relations for as long as necessary.

Speaking at an interview with "NBC," the California Democrat found "remarkable" that Trump is seeking a trade deal with Russia and that he wants to make sure that the President "works in the national interest".

"We are trying to find out if the president is working at the national level. interest, "said Schiff. "That he is not motivated by a pecuniary interest or by the fear of a compromise or a real compromise."

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Schiff Last week, he hired former members of the National Security Council to work for him while he launched a new comprehensive investigation on Trump – an initiative that seems to have particularly irritated the president.

Trump tweeted Thursday that Schiff and the Democrats were becoming "crazy". with inquiries and wrote, without specifying, that they "even stole people from the White House!"

It is unclear who Trump was talking about, but the tweet comes because Schiff seems to have hired at least one staff member who served on the National Security Council under Trump. Staff member Abigail Grace is listed in a home directory as working for Schiff in the information group. A person familiar with the committee's staff confirms that she works for the committee and has already worked for the NSC.

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

Schiff did not confirm the hiring in an interview on Thursday, but alluded to it by making fun of Trump.

"We have a long tradition of hiring in the intelligence community., Sitting on the National Security Council, and if the President is concerned about hiring former administration officials, it should be strive to become a better employer, "said Schiff.

An assistant to the committee stated that no member of Schiff's staff had come directly from the White House, but that the group had engaged people with already worked at the National Security Council.

"We do not discriminate against candidates for employment on the basis of their previous work experience, including the administration," said the assistant. The person also refused to be identified because she was not allowed to speak in public of the confidential business of the committees.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.