Republican Senate chairman investigating Trump and Russia wont visit the White Houseanymore
The chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee is distancing himself from the White House literally.
Asked whether he planned to join President Trump and other Republicans for a health care luncheon at the White House on Wednesday, Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) told Erica Werner of the Associated Press that he wouldnt do so while the Trumps campaign Russia ties are under investigation, including in the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Burr told reporters hell make it a habit while this investigation is going on that I dont go down [to the White House], according to The Hill.
This represents a major and significant shift for Burr. In February, Burr and House Intelligence Committee Chair Devin Nunes (R-CA) were enlisted by the White House to help tamp down media reports about the Trumps campaign contacts with Russia, which were already under investigation at the time.
https://thinkprogress.org/richard-burr-keeping-distance-from-trump-1327df95be56