Richard Burr

Where Things Stand: Even A Fox News Host Is Calling On Burr To Resign
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When you’ve lost Tucker Carlson, it might be time to throw in the towel.

During his show on Thursday evening after news broke that Senate Intelligence Committee Richard Burr (R-NC) sold off a significant portion of his stock amid private coronavirus briefings, Carlson laid into the powerful Republican.

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WASHINGTON  - JUNE 7:  on Capitol Hill June 7, 2007 in Washington, DC.  The Senate voted against cloture for a second time today on S1348, the current immigration reform bill.  (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images) Burr Dumped Up To $1.6 Million Of Stock After Reassuring Public About Coronavirus Preparedness
Intelligence Chair Richard Burr’s selloff came around the time he was receiving daily briefings on the health threat.
UNITED STATES - MARCH 21: Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., right, and ranking member Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., conduct a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing in Hart Building on Russian Interference in the 2016 election on March 21, 2018. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielson, and former Secretary Jeh Johnson, also testified. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) Report: GOP Senate Intel Chair Worried Biden Investigations Could Backfire
Graham Says Senate Intel Committee Will Call Whistleblower To Testify
Burr Predicts Senate Impeachment Trial Will Drag On For ‘Six To Eight Weeks’
on June 13, 2017 in Washington, DC. Burr Breaks From Trump And Graham, Says Whistleblower Shouldn’t Be Exposed
on June 20, 2018 in Washington, DC. Burr: Senate Intel Will ‘Get To The Bottom’ Of Trump Ukraine Allegations
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., left, and Vice Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., update reporters on the status of their inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. elections, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017. Burr says the committee has interviewed more than 100 witnesses as part of its investigation and that more work still needs to be done.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Senate Intel Pushes For Interview With Whistleblower In Ukraine Scandal
Don Jr. And Senate Intel Reach A Deal For Him To Talk Again To Committee
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 25: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., talks with reporters outside the Senate chamber about a continuing resolution to re-open the government on Friday, January 25, 2019. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) McConnell Steers Clear Of Internal GOP Fight Over Don Jr. Subpoena
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