NEW: GOP Sen. Richard Burr is stepping down as chairman of the Intelligence Committee amid a Justice Department probe of his stock trades. A senior official tells NPR that the FBI executed a search warrant on Wednesday and seized Burr's cellphone.
Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., pictured in February, is temporarily stepping aside as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee during an ongoing investigation by the Justice Department.Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., pictured in February, is temporarily stepping aside as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee during an ongoing investigation by the Justice Department.Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C.
"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," McConnell said in a written statement."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."
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