Firestorm erupts around Sen. Richard Burr, man behind Donald Trump Jr. subpoena. [View all]
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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