Burr steps aside as Intelligence Committee chair after FBI serves warrant in stock inquiry

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Breaking: Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina has stepped aside as the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee.

Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina has stepped aside as the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee.

The Times reported Wednesday that Burr turned his phone over to agents after they served a search warrant on the lawmaker at his residence in the Washington area. The warrant was part of a Justice Department investigation into potentially millions of dollars’ worth of stock trades Burr made as the coronavirus first struck the U.S.

 

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Now do Schiff, who represents an actual danger to the US.

Maybe the committee will regain its integrity

Because he has none?

He should resign from office...Katie Hill was forced to retire for less

What about the Barbie. Kelly Loeffler. Is she being investigated too?

I wonder why Barr leaked all the details.....

CullenTipman Now he should step aside from the Senate.

And now he’s safe. We are a banana republic.

Stepping down? He should resign. LockHimUp (And take SenatorLoeffler with him.)

A crooked, racist republican who woulda thunk it?

He needs to take the extra step and resign.

He should resign from office

Burr bails.

Trying to take the limelight off of the idiot-gop questions they're asking Dr. Bright

GOP led Senate committee CONFIRMS that Russia colluded with traitor realDonaldTrump to help him get into the WhiteHouse in 2016. TrumpGate TrumpLiesAmericansDie TrumpIsAMassMurderer

This is another win for Trump.

Good, Now go after the 6 or 7 other ones that all happened to drop stock that day with a 'D' next to their name. Weird that the GOP member was targeted first.

and NotMyPresident cries 'witch hunt' and 'he's a good man' in 3-2-1...

Seems important!!! 😳

understandable. Needs to devote more time to his portfolio.

Why is the FBI not going after SenatorLoeffler

The Times reported Wednesday that Burr, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, turned his phone over to agents after they served a search warrant on the lawmaker at his residence in the Washington area.

Buh-bye, traitor.

SenateGOP

cc: comeonandfarce

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