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U.S. NEWS Friday 10 May 2019

Sen. Burr takes GOP fire over Trump Jr subpoena

By MARY CLARE JALONICK, Russian election meddling committee members were
JONATHAN LEMIRE and are still merited. aware of it. The person,
LAURIE KELLMAN It's the first known subpoe- who requested anonymity
Associated Press na of a member of Trump's to discuss the internal ne-
WASHINGTON (AP) — Re- immediate family and a gotiations, said members
publicans lashed out Thurs- new sign that the Senate had been regularly briefed
day at fellow GOP Sen. panel is continuing with on communications with
Richard Burr for his com- its own two-year-long in- Trump Jr.
mittee's subpoena of Presi- vestigation, even after the Burr wouldn't comment on
dent Donald Trump's son, a release of special counsel the subpoena or the back-
move that suggested the Robert Mueller's report and lash Thursday. But at a Re-
Russia investigation is not Republican Senate Major- publican policy lunch, he
"case closed" as some in ity Leader Mitch McCon- walked through the time-
the party insist. Trump said nell's call from the Senate line of events that led to
he was "very surprised" at floor on Tuesday to move the committee's decision,
the move. on. according to a person fa-
The revolt by some against "This case is closed. The miliar with his comments
the Senate intelligence Mueller Report cleared @ who requested anonymity
committee chairman DonaldJTrumpJr and he's to discuss the private meet-
comes after The Associ- already spent 27 hours tes- ing. McConnell then stood
ated Press and other news tifying before Congress," up and defended him, say-
outlets reported the panel tweeted Burr's fellow North ing he trusts Burr, according
is calling in Donald Trump Carolina Republican sena- to the person.
Jr. to answer questions tor, Thom Tillis, one of sev- The subpoena appeared
about his 2017 testimony eral GOP senators who criti- to catch the president and
to the panel as part of its cized Burr. "It's time to move many of his allies by sur-
probe into Russian election on & start focusing on issues prise. Trump said as much,
interference. But the issue that matter to Americans." adding that "my son is a
of re-calling Trump's son A source familiar with the very good person." Trump Donald Trump Jr. speaks ahead of his father President Donald
laid bare the conflict inside committee's deliberations Jr., the president said, had Trump at a Make America Great Again rally Saturday, April 27,
the president's party over said the subpoena went already testified for a "mas- 2019, in Green Bay, Wis.
whether probes involving out "weeks ago" and all sive" amount of time.q Associated Press