Bob Mueller Brings on FBI Alum Stephen Kelly to Handle Capitol Hill

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Bob Mueller Brings on FBI Alum Stephen Kelly to Handle Capitol Hill
‘We think he’s an asshole,’ said one source who’s worked with Kelly in his new, previously unreported, role. Others, though, said he’s ‘tough’ but ‘it’s never personal.’
Betsy Woodruff
Andrew Desiderio
09.19.17 9:00 PM ET


Having hired a host of seasoned federal prosecutors for his probe of the president’s associates, Bob Mueller has now brought on a liaison to Capitol Hill.

Stephen Kelly, formerly the longtime congressional affairs chief for the FBI, has joined the probe, according to several sources familiar with his new role.

“Stephen Kelly is exactly who I would hire if I wanted to share as little information with Congress as possible,” said a Hill staffer who has interacted with Kelly in his new role as Mueller’s congressional liaison.

While Mueller is the face of the investigations into potential coordination between Team Trump and the Kremlin, several Capitol Hill committees are also investigating the issue. And as soon as Mueller’s probe began, concerns emerged that the multiple investigations could butt heads.

So Kelly’s role is key. It’s his job to keep congressional investigators up to date on the special counsel’s probe. He’s also the point of contact for Capitol Hill staffers working on their own, separate Russia-related investigations, and he’s charged with preventing conflict between Mueller’s team and the Hill.

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1. We think hes an asshole

Sometimes that kind of reference gets you the job.

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2. Sometimes one has to have one to out manuver the other assholes.