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Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr (R-N.C.) said Tuesday he is troubled by the timing and reasoning of President Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey.
I have found Director Comey to be a public servant of the highest order, and his dismissal further confuses an already difficult investigation by the committee, Burr said in a statement.
The chairman is leading a Senate investigation into Russias influence over the 2016 presidential election.
In my interactions with the director and with the bureau under his leadership, he and the FBI have always been straightforward with our committee, Burr said. Director Comey has been more forthcoming with information than any FBI director I can recall in my tenure on the congressional intelligence committees.
Burrs statement, along with statements of concerns Tuesday evening by two other Republican chairmen, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), raises pressure on Republicans to endorse the appointment of a special prosecutor or the creation of an independent committee to examine Russias influence on domestic politics.
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/332657-gop-intelligence-chairman-troubled-by-trumps-firing-of-fbi-director
Stuart G
(38,458 posts)" Burrs statement, along with statements of concerns Tuesday evening by two other Republican chairmen, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), raises pressure on Republicans to endorse the appointment of a special prosecutor or the creation of an independent committee to examine Russias influence on domestic politics.'
If a true "independent prosecutor" is appointed..then that could be the end of Trump..If he/she looks deeply into Trump's Russian Connection, then ...as they say, "That's All Folks"
BootinUp
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(90,371 posts)Thrill
(19,178 posts)Didn't see the words INDEPENDENT COUNSEL or SPECIAL PROSECUTOR in that release