Firestorm erupts around Sen. Richard Burr, man behind Donald Trump Jr. subpoena.

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WASHINGTON — North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr is not one to make a splash.

So when the Senate Intelligence Committee, which Burr chairs, issued a subpoena to Donald Trump Jr., it didn’t leak out for a couple of weeks. When the news finally broke, Burr refused to talk about it.

That didn’t stop the onslaught from fellow Republicans, including President Donald Trump who said he was “very surprised” by the move.

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul called it “persecution of the president’s family.” Even Burr’s fellow North Carolina Republican, Sen. Thom Tillis, facing a primary challenge in 2020, tweeted “It’s time to move on.”

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The subpoena “is a courageous move for Burr, for the senator, because he knew that the angriest people would be members of his own party,” Frank Luntz, a GOP pollster told USA TODAY.

“It shows that he is pretty secure both in his position in the Senate and among his own voters,” Luntz continued. He said even though Burr doesn’t have to face voters at the ballot box he still will be a senator for the next few years. Burr is not seeking re-election in 2022.

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[dewsgirl]

1. For someone that doesn't like to make a splash, he

took a hell of a chance becoming a back channel for the WH.

[empedocles]

3. Something happened somewhere?

[dewsgirl]

5. It's in the Mueller report he took his gang of 8 info straight back to the WH.

[Iliyah]

2. I do not believe this

hype. Republicans have a devious plan cooking and it will ONLY benefit their fucked up party.

[cmeneer]

4. 100%

Agree. They’re giving him a chance to “clarify” his answers. You know—the ones where he lied.

[lame54]

6. Yes - this reeks

[Takket]

9. exactly. there is a strategy behind this.

[Wellstone ruled]

7. Burr is doing damage control.

He knows when the real truth of how Trump was kept apprised of what Witness's were saying during closed door hearings,he will pay the price.

Like many have said,it is all about getting reelected or saving their Egotistic Image.

[RockRaven]

8. I suspect this is theater. Jr will invoke the 5th Am, and Burr will sigh and shrug and say

"Well, I tried, I guess there's nothing else to do here..."

[wishstar]

10. Scheme is aimed at providing Jr. opportunity to clear and immunize himself from prosecution

His testimony was referred by Congress to Mueller/DOJ for consideration of prosecution for perjury. He has not been totally cleared and if he does testify and his testimony clarifies his actions and aligns with Mueller report, he will be immune from possibility of prosecution.

Trumper Republicans consider him a rising star- a future Senator and eventually President if he can be whitewashed sufficiently from the stench of his Russian collusion coverups. I will be quite surprised if he pleads the 5th.