Sen. Burr Steps Down As Intel Chair Amid Investigation Of His Stock Sales | Andrea Mitchell | MSNBC

Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., temporarily stepped down as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee after the FBI opened an investigation into possible insider trading. NBC News' Pete Williams and Kasie Hunt report. Aired on 5/14/2020.
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Sen. Burr Steps Down As Intel Chair Amid Investigation Of His Stock Sales | Andrea Mitchell | MSNBC

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    1. The Tweatles I know in your drunken backwards country that’s an insult but you’re just coming of as a child as usual.

  1. Burr needs to resign outright. He’s disgraced his office and he will go to federal prison.

    1. Wesley…Burr IS useless as a Republican for sure. How do you feel about the democrat criminals (Comey, Lynch, Obama, Clinton etc.) still walking around free? For example, Diane Finestein, who did the same exact thing? Oh…I see…THAT’S different.

    2. @Wesley C.No biggie…Gonzalas just flipped a seat in California of all places. Burr was no loss at all, in effect. Special election in Wisconsin went our way as well. Hand writing’s on the wall paly. Get ready to scream at the sky again.

  2. Martha Stewart went to prison for her insider trade deals! Burr is no better! LOCK HIM UP!!!

    1. @Word for Word Covfefe-19
      and he was right, very few deaths for healthy people, about 1 in 10,000

    2. @Kenny Tran, he was briefed on the possible effects of a pandemic prior to it being released to the public. That’s called insider trading.

    1. Just because their is no evidence, it doesn’t mean there was no crime. They’re guilty but it couldn’t be proved.

    2. Why Feinstein? Her husband sold off biotech stock, one of the few types of stock that insider knowledge of this pandemic would have you buying. Loeffler, on the other hand, is married to the head of the NY Stock exchange, and sold off stocks that took a hit from the pandemic. If any couple should have know better than to engage in insider trading, it’s them, but they still did it.

    1. @Raymond Tucker Jr
      Not acceptable man, there must be nearly enough people to ACTUALLY change things, I guess I’m almost ready my son is almost an adult, so other than a better future for him I cant think of much else worth dying for…

    2. @KC JONES I get it KC, I really do. I have an ADULT grandson and two granddaughters that are close. I’m 65 years old and both parents AND grandparents are deceased….and trust me, I’ve seen what we’re seeing now my ENTIRE life. There’s been enough people to make a change almost since the beginning, and a few hundred years later, NOTHING. As long as there’s greed, sexism and all manner of inhumanity, we’ll be in this boat for the duration. Much like the oceans of the world, tides come and go, but the power of our inhumanity is always, ALWAYS lurking beneath. In my opinion, we’re best served by exposing as much as we can, when we can and protecting our children. Do what you believe is right for you and your family, but be prepared for the tsunami that’s ALWAYS just below the surface. Like my grandpa used to tell me, “just keep living son, and you’ll see who mankind REALLY is”.

    3. It was almost March when this happened. I personally know people who sold ALL their stocks in February. Should everyone who had a little market foresight be punished?

    4. @Teleport2.com No, I don’t think so. I’ve no love (ZERO!) for the gop, but even less for partisanship. I refuse to nitpick every republican error or become philosophical whenever someone may have screwed up….a two-party system is what we currently have and we must do our best to make it work. It’s not at all helpful to play “gotcha” with America’s future. It’s NOT a joke.

    1. Obama and Biden corruption is being suppressed by MSM. That’s why Burr is on the spotlight

    1. @Proud Canuck That may be true but she was found guilty and did her time. Mr. Burr should have to do the same.
      We shall see. It’s a never ending soap opera these days.

  3. Temporarily, he should be stripped of this position forthwith. He knew of the dangers of this pandemic early on and didn’t warn Americans. Insider trading is a crime period.

    1. Simon Whiteowl ,Are you kidding William bar will never let my scale Mitch be punished while he is the sitting AG! And why because Trump values everything that Moscow Mitch represents

    2. I have always supported Trump , Trump is working with what he has on hand. Mitch will be gone soon, the old Turtle is about to get TRUMPED soon.

    1. Gerardo Argueta – When did Obama and Biden admit that? It’s just another one of Trump’s propaganda stories.

    2. @Gerardo Argueta Just like a trump supporter. “I saw it on Faux News! They do bad things!”

    1. @Christy Wall as one of hundreds of millions of eyewitnesses to the senate and barrs actions, our research is already documented – and on VIDEO for all generations to come. As for POTUS Obama, he’s not up for re-election, so ALL FAKE accusations against him will have to be presented just like for any other private citizen.

    2. @Christy Wall Over the next few years Trump tax cuts for Billionaires will cost the US economy a trillion dollars. He stands to make around 500 million more a year. He is using the presidency to push his businesses and sell condos to mostly Russian investors. This violates the Emoluments Clause. Try to keep up.

    3. @Nancy Davieau But one of those sides gave huge tax cuts to billionaires, is trying to end the affordable healthcare act without replacing it with anything. AND has deregulated 95 EPA laws.

    1. Yea, these people are career criminals, no doubt… Problem is, most of their tax evasion, double dealing and cynical, self serving decisions are legal… Politicians are basically legalized criminals but they can’t stop at what they are allowed to get away with; they always have to push the line…

    2. 1.5 million at his age in office it prolly was. He’s broke compared.
      He asked to be investigated. Lol
      He prolly innocent just trying to get the others investigated

    1. Insider trading like this is very illegal. He will likely go to jail. He made millions of illegal money by doing this insider trading. He took the risk and lost!

    2. Senators don’t get fired, they get impeached, and we know how likely that is with the current crop of GOP. The GOP has already decided the law doesn’t apply to them.

    1. Right that’s what needs to happen….we are going to see what we Americans are really standing for in November. But I’m really hopeful that if the American people can put a black man in office for two terms with every Republican in the World was trying to sabotage him. Says alot about what we can overcome. They all need to go.

    2. @jon lomax yeah now they don’t want oversight but when Obama was their they were all about oversight. Imagine that.

    1. Bengazi happened and Hillary had her so called friend killed. There are survivors that tell the Story but you morons have your brains washed by FAKE NEWs

    2. Or dredge up a fake investigation through the Department of Justice to make Biden look untrustworthy leading into the election season.

    3. @BrokeredHeart “MAKE” Biden look untrustworthy? That’s rich! You really need to switch your source of info.

    4. “But, but, but. but it was a anti muslim video” bwuahahahaha…so says Susan Rice…..

  4. To the American public: don’t worry its just like the flu. To his broker: Sell! Sell! Sell!

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