The FBI warrant on Senator Burr is payback for the 4/21/2020 Senate Intelligence Committee report

[scarletwoman]

that contradicts Trump's "Obamagate" conspiracy theory. (see: FBI serves Sen. Burr with a search warrant)

William Barr's DOJ has no interest in punishing wrongdoing, this is strictly revenge.

Burr no doubt effed up with doing those stock trades, but that would have simply gone unnoted and unpunished if not for that Senate Intel Committee report.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/21/us/politics/russian-interference-senate-intelligence-report.html

Republican-Led Review Backs Intelligence Findings on Russian Interference

A new Senate report undercuts claims by President Trump and his allies that Obama-era officials sought to undermine him while investigating Russia’s 2016 election meddling.

Published April 21, 2020 ~ Updated April 22, 2020

WASHINGTON — For years, President Trump has derided the assessment by American intelligence officials that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election to assist his candidacy, dismissing it without evidence as the work of a “deep state” out to undermine his victory.

But on Tuesday, a long-awaited Senate review led by members of Mr. Trump’s own party effectively undercut those allegations. A three-year review by the Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee unanimously found that the intelligence community assessment, pinning blame on Russia and outlining its goals to undercut American democracy, was fundamentally sound and untainted by politics.

“The I.C.A. reflects strong tradecraft, sound analytical reasoning and proper justification of disagreement in the one analytical line where it occurred,” said Senator Richard M. Burr, Republican of North Carolina and the panel’s chairman. “The committee found no reason to dispute the intelligence community’s conclusions.”

The endorsement by Mr. Burr’s committee comes at a key moment for the intelligence agencies. Not only has Mr. Trump moved in recent months to install a loyalist in the top spy position, but Attorney General William P. Barr has also blessed a broad review of possible misconduct by investigators examining the Trump campaign’s contacts with Russia, apparently including work by intelligence officials.

(more at link)

[Gothmog]

1. This makes me smile

Link to tweet

[scarletwoman]

2. We need to see if that other stock selling Senator, Kelly Loeffler also gets investigated.

If not, then it's a sign that going after Burr is about payback, not about justice.

[Gothmog]

3. From Barbara McQuade

Link to tweet

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[OnDoutside]

4. Burr looks crap in the photo....

[DENVERPOPS]

8. That pump bottle of sanitizer sitting on his desk?

He's been swigging on it all day to protect him from the virus, courtesy of Trumps suggested cure....

[OnDoutside]

17. It sure looks like it !

[DENVERPOPS]

7. Original reports on her

stated that she left the meeting and immediately started making phone calls. The source said that she traded tens of millions in stocks to start with. The source stated that that is a matter of record, easily proven. The source said that they were looking into ghost corporations that she and her husband may also use to trade/hide investments....Her husband??????? Chairman of the New York Stock Exchange!!!!!!! How convenient is that folks???????

I'll bet there are many more RepubliCON house members and Senators who immediately did the same thing, and surely these powerful people would tip off their Uber wealthy friends and relatives.

The worst news about this insider trading? Trump's Administration owns the SEC. No one there is going to investigate didily shit. And if they do investigate, the head of the SEC would merely state that the investigation found nothing incriminating. Never happened. Zero. Zilch. Nada. Nothing to see here people..

[BadgerMom]

5. What awaits Romney?

I know he’s not implicated in insider trading. But the fact he cast an impeachment vote against DJT puts him in the administration’s crosshairs, I would think.

[scarletwoman]

6. Is his nose clean? If there's nothing in his closet, there's not much they can do to him.

He doesn't face re-election until 2024.

I suppose they could try to make something up to smear him, but Romney's constituents might not bite.

[Progressive Jones]

13. Despite all I oppose in Romney, I think he's probably a straight shooter,

at least by DC "standards". I don't see any major scandals, if any, there.

[scarletwoman]

14. I think so, too. So, unless trump & his minions make something up out of whole cloth,

the worst they can do is just petty shit - like leaving him out of meetings or something.

[Recursion]

9. The STOCK act isn't criminal

violations are supposed to be referred to the ethics committee. I can't think of any real reason the FBI should be involved.

[scarletwoman]

12. "I can't think of any real reason the FBI should be involved." That's why I'm thinking it's

harassment because of the Intel Committee report - Burr was the Chair.

[Recursion]

15. Yeah, 100% agree

I'll still cheer that Burr is being harrassed, but it's a troubling precedent.

[scarletwoman]

16. I won't shed any tears for Burr, either. But neither do I like seeing the DOJ being turned into

a Mafia hit squad.

[LuvLoogie]

10. Burr caused his own problems. It has nothing to do with keeping this country afloat.

Cut him loose. Move on.

[ibegurpard]

11. It also serves the dual purpose

(Or so they think) of the appearance of non-partisanship when it comes to rooting out "corruption." Which we all know is utter bullshit but to the casual observer?