Blind Trusts for all Congress Critters and Senators solves the problem!
Should be a requirement if ya wanna “serve the people”!
WASHINGTON – The FBI seized a cellphone belonging to GOP Sen. Richard Burr as part of its investigation into his sale of stocks ahead of the market crash prompted by the coronavirus pandemic, a senior Justice Department official said.
The search warrant was served on Burr’s lawyer, and the cell phone was later retrieved at the senator’s home, said the official who is not authorized to comment publicly.
The move required approval at the highest levels of the department, marking a dramatic escalation of the investigation into Burr’s actions.
As the investigation intensified, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., announced that Burr was stepping down as chairman of the Intelligence Committee.
“Senator Burr contacted me this morning to inform me of his decision to step aside as Chairman of the Intelligence Committee during the pendency of the investigation……..We agreed that this decision would be in the best interests of the committee and will be effective at the end of the day tomorrow.”
Mitch McConnell
Senate Majority Leader
The Los Angeles Times first reported the phone seizure.
The Justice Department launched an inquiry into four senators’ stock sales in March, a person familiar told USA TODAY at the time.
Sens. Burr, R-N.C.; Jim Inhofe, R-Okla.; Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga.; and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.; their spouses or advisers sold stocks around the time lawmakers received briefings about the severity of the coronavirus, financial disclosure forms showed.
At the time news reporting revealed the stock movements, the senators declined any wrongdoing. Burr called for an Ethics Committee review into his conduct as lawmakers from both sides of the aisle called on him to resign his seat.
The Los Angeles Times first reported the phone seizure.
The Justice Department launched an inquiry into four senators’ stock sales in March, a person familiar told USA TODAY at the time.
Sens. Burr, R-N.C.; Jim Inhofe, R-Okla.; Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga.; and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.; their spouses or advisers sold stocks around the time lawmakers received briefings about the severity of the coronavirus, financial disclosure forms showed.
At the time news reporting revealed the stock movements, the senators declined any wrongdoing. Burr called for an Ethics Committee review into his conduct as lawmakers from both sides of the aisle called on him to resign his seat.
Calamity Jane