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CNN adds Santorum, WaPo’s Fahrenthold to on-air lineup

by Joe Concha - 01/17/17 9:56 AM ET

CNN is adding a new group of political contributors and commentators, including a former presidential candidate and a reporter who shot to prominence covering President-elect Donald Trump.

Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.), who ran for president in 2012 and 2016, is joining the network as a political commentator, along with former Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) and former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D).

The Washington Post’s David Fahrenthold and Wesley Lowery will be joining as contributors, along with J.D. Vance of National Review and Salena Zito of the Washington Examiner.

{mosads}Fahrenthold in October broke the story of Trump’s “Access Hollywood” video, in which he brags about sexually assaulting women. He also investigated Trump’s claims of charitable donations.

Fahrenthold met with the FBI and an outside security consultant after receiving a death threat during the campaign.

CNN is also adding Charles Ramsey, former Philadelphia police commissioner and chief of the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, as a law enforcement analyst.

“The new additions will add to CNN’s existing diverse lineup of political experts, former campaign insiders, journalists, authors, and leading industry experts that represent a broad spectrum of political views,” said a statement by the network.

The moves come just days before Trump’s inauguration Friday.

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