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TUESDAY, FEB 28, 2017 08:51 AM EST
Senate Intelligence Chairman Richard Burr reeling from phone call on behalf of Trump
The Senate Intelligence Committee intervened on behalf of Trump, who's facing pressure to disclose Russia contacts
MATTHEW ROZSA
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., is shying away from publicity after admitting that he talked with the White House about reports that President Donald Trumps campaign had contacts with Russian officials and that he worked to discredit unfavorable coverage from CNN and The New York Times.
I didnt do anything that jeopardized or compromised in any way the integrity of the investigation, Burr said during an interview with Time Warner Channel 14, a cable station in his home state of North Carolina. He added that he had simply had two conversations with two different media outlets on one specific thing before repeating that I didnt do anything inappropriate or in any way compromise the integrity of the investigation.
This was Burrs only public statement about the controversy, setting him apart from every other member in the Senate and House intelligence committees Democratic and Republican alike. Because Burr is the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee and is expected to impartially investigate Trump, his actions to promote Trumps cause among the press have raised questions among Democrats about his ability to effectively perform his duties.
On Friday, Burr told The Washington Post that he had had conversations about how the media was covering Russia with members of the Trump White House and that he had contacted members of the press to discredit stories covering Trumps alleged contacts when I felt I had something to share that didnt breach my responsibilities to the committee in an ongoing investigation.
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CincyDem
(6,336 posts)blue neen
(12,319 posts)Why would these Republicans go to bat for Trump? Trump certainly wouldn't do it for them.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)The bigger it gets, the more unsustainable it is, and the more of them will be destroyed.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)After all, we've already gotten several different versions of this story out of the administration, including their insistence that the whole thing has been thoroughly investigated, which it hasn't.
MineralMan
(146,254 posts)Do your job! Defending the administration is not your job. Holding the administration to account is your job. Do your job!
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)He held at least TWO fund raisers for Trump at $50,000 and up a plate.
Our job is to get him recused from the committee re: any Trump related issue.