Schumer Professes 'Doubt' About Senate Intel chairman
WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Sunday morning that he has "some doubts about" Richard Burr, the North Carolina Republican senator and chairman of the Senate's Select Committee on Intelligence, which is looking into Russia's attempts to influence the last election.
Burr "first denied that they should even investigate," Schumer charged during an exclusive interview on NBC's "Meet The Press."
"Then, when he was pushed by Mark Warner, he said, 'Okay, we'll investigate.' And then, of course, at the administration's request, he went to the press and said something was wrong. That's taking sides in investigation. The faith I have in the intelligence committee is in Mark Warner and the Democrats," Schumer said. "They've been holding Burr's feet to the fire. And they have said they will look for another alternative if a Chairman Burr doesn't fully pursue this." The minority leader went on to repeat that he wants to see a special prosecutor look into the Trump campaign's communications with Russians while the country attempted to influence the election.
Burr released a statement Sunday afternoon stating, "As I've said since the beginning and have repeated since, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence will follow the evidence where it leads, and we will continue to be guided by the intelligence and facts as we compile our findings."
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