TheBrief TIME with... Adam Schiff

Calabresi cites that for most of his 17-year career in Congress, Harvard-trained lawyer, Adam Schiff was boring. But now, as a leader of one of the investigations into Russia's 2016 election operation, Schiff is suddenly exciting passion on all sides. In the wake of Russia's 2016 influence operation, both the Senate and House Intelligence committees launched investigations to uncover what happened. In the House, Schiff may get a chance to put his money where his mouth is on the Russia probe. If the Democrats take control next fall and Nancy Pelosi becomes Speaker again, she could name Schiff chairman of the Intelligence Committee, with the power to call witnesses and subpoena documents from inside government and out.