FBI serves warrant on senator in investigation of stock sales linked to coronavirus

[scarletwoman]

22. This is payback for the Senate Intelligence Committee report that contradicts Trump's

"Obamagate" conspiracy theory.

William Barr's DOJ has no interest in punishing wrongdoing, this is strictly revenge.

Burr no doubt effed up with doing those stock trades, but that would have simply gone unnoted and unpunished if not for that Senate Intel Committee report.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/21/us/politics/russian-interference-senate-intelligence-report.html

Republican-Led Review Backs Intelligence Findings on Russian Interference

A new Senate report undercuts claims by President Trump and his allies that Obama-era officials sought to undermine him while investigating Russia’s 2016 election meddling.

Published April 21, 2020 ~ Updated April 22, 2020

WASHINGTON — For years, President Trump has derided the assessment by American intelligence officials that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election to assist his candidacy, dismissing it without evidence as the work of a “deep state” out to undermine his victory.

But on Tuesday, a long-awaited Senate review led by members of Mr. Trump’s own party effectively undercut those allegations. A three-year review by the Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee unanimously found that the intelligence community assessment, pinning blame on Russia and outlining its goals to undercut American democracy, was fundamentally sound and untainted by politics.

“The I.C.A. reflects strong tradecraft, sound analytical reasoning and proper justification of disagreement in the one analytical line where it occurred,” said Senator Richard M. Burr, Republican of North Carolina and the panel’s chairman. “The committee found no reason to dispute the intelligence community’s conclusions.”

The endorsement by Mr. Burr’s committee comes at a key moment for the intelligence agencies. Not only has Mr. Trump moved in recent months to install a loyalist in the top spy position, but Attorney General William P. Barr has also blessed a broad review of possible misconduct by investigators examining the Trump campaign’s contacts with Russia, apparently including work by intelligence officials.

(more at link)