CBS Hires Former Trump Chief of Staff Priebus

CBS News has named Reince Priebus as a political analyst.

Priebus, President Donald Trump's first chief of staff, hit the ground running, commenting on the second day of impeachment proceedings in the Senate.

Priebus, currently president of law firm Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP, is also the former chairman of the Republican National Committee.

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