Sen. Richard Burr, Who Is Under Investigation For Selling Stocks After A Coronavirus Briefing, Is Stepping Down From A Key Committee Post

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“We agreed that this decision would be in the best interests of the committee and will be effective at the end of the day tomorrow,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday.

outbreak is stepping down as the leader of the committee that oversees the nation’s spy agencies.

North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr, the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, will leave the position Friday, according to a statement from Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. “Sen. Burr contacted me this morning to inform me of his decision to step aside as Chairman of the Intelligence Committee during the pendency of the investigation,” McConnell said Thursday. “We agreed that this decision would be in the best interests of the committee and will be effective at the end of the day tomorrow.”

The move comes a day after federal agents served Burr with a search warrant and seized a cellphone that belonged to him at his DC-area home on Wednesday night, the Los Angeles Times

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Trump doesn't care about insider trading. Burr wasn't supportive enough during impeachment and confirmed Russian interference in 2016 election. His going after Burr is sending other Rs gift boxes with a finger inside.

Looks like a tippler

The GOP will probably suggest Steve King to fill the position.

So a Trump loyalist can take over. This was a hit.

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