Burr steps aside as Senate intelligence chair amid FBI probe
Sen. Richard Burr stepped aside as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday after the FBI served a search warrant for his phone as part of an ongoing insider-trading investigation tied to the coronavirus pandemic.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced the move, saying he and Burr had agreed it was in the Senate’s best interests.FBI officials showed up at Burr’s home with the warrant on Wednesday, marking a significant escalation into the […]
