Richard Burr: Senate Intelligence Chief Steps Down for FBI Probe

The Republican chairman of the US Senate intelligence committee will step down while an insider trading inquiry is carried out.

Richard Burr of North Carolina said he had decided to do so because he did not want the investigation to distract the committee from its work.

Mr Burr’s phone has been seized by the FBI as part of the inquiry. . .

Mr Burr said: “The work the Intelligence Committee and its members do is too important to risk hindering in any way. I believe this step is necessary to allow the Committee to continue its essential work free of external distractions.”

He turned over his mobile phone to authorities after federal agents issued and executed a search warrant at his Washington, DC, home. (Read more from “Richard Burr: Senate Intelligence Chief Steps Down for FBI Probe” HERE)

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