Politics Richard Burr steps down as chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee

[SlyPokerDog]

BREAKING NEWS: Richard Burr steps down as chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee after FBI raided his home and seized his cellphone in insider trading probe

• Senator Richard Burr stepped aside as chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee Thursday after the FBI raided him home and seized his cell phone
• The North Carolina senator surrendered his phone to federal agents after they served a search warrant on the lawmaker at his Washington home
• Burr, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, sold a large percentage of his stock portfolio in February shortly before the market slumped
• Justice Department are investigating whether Burr violated a law that prevents members of Congress from trading on insider information
• Across 33 different transactions on February 13, Burr sold off between $628,000 and $1.72 million of his holdings, following coronavirus briefings

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...e-Intelligence-Committee-FBI-raided-home.html

 

[julius]

Obamagate at it again!

 

[andalusian]

If Only John Kennedy O'Toole was still alive to write about today's Senate...

 

[yankeesince59]

Hope both Burr and Loeffler get their just desserts.

 

[Chris Craig]

So if he goes down and is removed from his position of senator, the Democratic Governor of NC can appoint a Democrat in his place?

 

[barfo]

So if he goes down and is removed from his position of senator, the Democratic Governor of NC can appoint a Democrat in his place?

No, has to be a republican, and:

If Burr is forced to resign less than two years prior to the end of his term — a term that he has already announced will be his last — it’s true that Gov. Roy Cooper would get to name his replacement. There is, however, a big catch: Under a 2018 law approved by Republican supermajorities in the General Assembly, the selection would have to come from a list of three individuals submitted by the executive committee of the state Republican Party. Previously, the governor only had to choose someone affiliated with the same political party as the outgoing senator.

barfo

 

[Chris Craig]

No, has to be a republican, and:



barfo

So basically the governor doesn't get to choose. More dirty work by the republicans

 

[Lanny]

So if he goes down and is removed from his position of senator, the Democratic Governor of NC can appoint a Democrat in his place?

Oh shoot, imagine Trump's disappointment. I wonder if he'll throw furniture.

 

[e_blazer]

So basically the governor doesn't get to choose. More dirty work by the republicans

Sounds to me more like a reasonable measure to prevent dirty work by a governor of the opposite party who could otherwise select someone with the IQ of an eggplant from his opposing party to fulfill the term. Then again, these days finding three North Carolinian Republican candidates with an IQ greater than an eggplant is no easy task.

 

[bluefrog]

No, has to be a republican, and:

If Burr is forced to resign less than two years prior to the end of his term — a term that he has already announced will be his last — it’s true that Gov. Roy Cooper would get to name his replacement. There is, however, a big catch: Under a 2018 law approved by Republican supermajorities in the General Assembly, the selection would have to come from a list of three individuals submitted by the executive committee of the state Republican Party. Previously, the governor only had to choose someone affiliated with the same political party as the outgoing senator.

barfo

There's speculation that he could "pull a McConnell" and obstruct the replacement process.

 

[magnifier661]

Hell yeah! I hope he loses all his money trying to defend his freedom.