Capitol Hill Democrats seeking an independent investigation of President Donald Trump's alleged ties to Russia are getting some back up.

The Center for American Progress Action Fund is bringing on a former speechwriter for John Kerry who worked on his policy planning staff at the State Department to run its 'Moscow Project.'

The effort was created to pressure the Trump administration into OKing an outside investigation.

The political arm of the liberal Washington-based think tank CAP has hired Max Bergmann to head up the division, Politico reports.

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Capitol Hill Democrats seeking an independent investigation of President Donald Trump's alleged ties to Russia are getting some back up. The Center for American Progress Action Fund has launched the 'Moscow Project'

The Moscow Project will operate out of CAP Action's war room, which was recently taken over by Adam Jentleson, a top aide to retired Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid.

Its taking its cues from a New York Times article published this month that claimed members of Trump's campaign were in constant contact with Russian officials.

One Trump aide who was known to hold talks with a representative of the foreign government before Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration, ex-National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, has already resigned.

Flynn was not dismissed because he was determined to have improper communications with Russia, however. Trump says he fired his aide over a misleading statement he made to the vice president about the substance of those conversations.

Democratic lawmakers had been pushing for internal investigations into Russian-engineered hacking before the election since last year. The charges against Trump and his aides, including the since departed Flynn, have them sounding the alarm again.

They're demanding a special prosecutor.

The political arm of the liberal Washington-based think tank CAP has hired Max Bergmann to head up the Moscow Operation. He's a former speechwriter for John Kerry who worked on his policy planning staff at the State Department

Legislators from the opposing party want Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a staunch Trump supporter during the Republican's presidential campaign, to recuse himself from any probe the Justice Department does on the grounds that he would be too partisan.

A Feb. 15 memo distributed by CAP Action on Capitol Hill backs up those requests and calls for a 9/11 Commission-type probe in addition to House and Senate investigations.

'In past moments of crisis from Watergate to 9/11, Americans have ultimately benefited from having both congressional inquiries and independent commissions,' it said, according to Politico.

'Indeed, an independent commission would ensure that both parties have full authority to investigate. Perhaps most importantly, it is essential that the process be non-partisan in order to fully explore the Trump team’s involvement.'

The memo advises legislators to demand that 'a full list of all contacts between the Trump campaign, its staff, and informal advisers with Russian officials, including any Russian intelligence officials, and/or WikiLeaks' be provided.

They should also ask for access to the classified transcripts and recordings of those conversations that are held by the FBI, Project Moscow insists.

It's making its case in online ads that are running in House Speaker Paul Ryan's district, as well, according to Politico's report.

One Trump aide who was known to hold talks with a representative of the foreign government before Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration, ex-National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, has already resigned - but they still want him investigated

That includes the pre-inauguration calls between and Flynn and Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, as well as Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Members of Congress deserve to be briefed on this topic, the group writes.

Meanwhile, lawyers who helped protect Barack Obama from breaking ethics laws are also putting their insider knowledge to use watching over Trump through the creation of a brand new group.

Under the banner of their newly formed non-profit United to Protect Democracy, Ian Bassin, an associate White House counsel to Obama, and other lawyers from the White House and Justice Department will review and investigate Trump's administration to make sure it doesn't cross an legal lines.

United to Protect Democracy's said it will be a check on the 'unprecedented tide of authoritarian-style politics' in the country that threatens to undermine 'the laws and unwritten norms that prevent overreach and abuse of power.'

MEANWHILE: Under the banner of their newly formed non-profit, United to Protect Democracy, Ian Bassin, (pictured) an associate White House counsel to Barack Obama, and other lawyers from the White House and Justice Department will review and investigate Trump's administration

The organization takes its name from a line in Obama's farewell speech, Politico writes, and has raised $1.5 million so far. That allowed it to hire five staffers, with plans to expand.

Progressive groups are already taking Trump's cabinet picks to task and tearing into the president's policies. United to Protect Democracy will file Freedom of Information Act requests and call out the White House when it thinks Trump is bullying independent federal agencies - or judges.

'As people who had the privilege of serving at the highest level of our government, we understand those guardrails, where people might come up against them and what the tools are that we have as private citizens to hold our government accountable,' Bassin told Politico.

Joining him at United to Protect Democracy are Jesse Lee, the director of rapid response for the Obama White House, and Caroline McKay, a legal assistant in the Democratic president's White House.

Bassin will have have help from other alums of the Obama administration, as well, and the Brennan Center for Justice

They'll have help from other alums of the Obama administration, as well, and the Brennan Center for Justice, a left-wing think tank and advocacy group housed within the New York University Law School, Politico reported.

'Every day, Americans across the political spectrum are recognizing that our country is at risk of sliding toward a modern form of authoritarianism. We are already seeing signs of that happening,' the new group's website states.

'But we have stronger tools than those found anywhere else in the world to prevent this. We the People, armed with our Constitution and the rule of law, can act to stop it.'

Bassin's organization is also preparing for the 'worst-case scenario' - that Trump would deny a judge's order and create a constitutional crisis.

The White House has not suggested that it intends to override the judicial branch, despite Trump's smackdown of a so-called judge who rule against him, but should it move in that direction, United to Protect Democracy will be ready.