NC Sen. Burr steps aside as Senate intelligence chairman amid FBI probe
WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina temporarily stepped aside as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday after the FBI served a search warrant for his cellphone as part of an investigation into a well-timed sale of stocks tied to the coronavirus pandemic.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced the move, saying he and Burr had agreed that it was in the committee’s best interests. As he ducked into a Senate Republican […]
