Republican Senate chairman investigating Trump and Russia wont visit the White House anymore [View all]

[deminks]

https://thinkprogress.org/richard-burr-keeping-distance-from-trump-1327df95be56

Less than six months ago, Richard Burr was at the White House’s beck and call.

The chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee is distancing himself from the White House — literally.

Asked whether he planned to join President Trump and other Republicans for a health care luncheon at the White House on Wednesday, Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) told Erica Werner of the Associated Press that he wouldn’t do so while the Trump’s campaign Russia ties are under investigation, including in the Senate Intelligence Committee.

Burr told reporters he’ll “make it a habit while this investigation is going on that I don’t go down [to the White House],” according to The Hill.

This represents a major and significant shift for Burr. In February, Burr and House Intelligence Committee Chair Devin Nunes (R-CA) were enlisted by the White House to help tamp down media reports about the Trump’s campaign contacts with Russia, which were already under investigation at the time.

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orange toxicity is rising?