McConnell taps Rubio as acting Intelligence Committee chair after Burr stepped aside amid FBI probe

[Zorro]

Source: Washington Post

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) will serve as the acting chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, replacing Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), who stepped aside last week after FBI agents seized his cellphone, seeking evidence related to stock sales he made before the coronavirus pandemic crashed global markets.

“The senior senator for Florida is a talented and experienced Senate leader with expertise in foreign affairs and national security matters,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said in a statement. “Senator Rubio was the natural choice for this temporary assignment on the basis of accumulated committee service. His proven leadership on pertinent issues only made the decision easier.”

McConnell said Rubio accepted his invitation to head the panel.

Among the first tasks for Rubio will be a committee vote Tuesday on President Trump’s nominee to be director of national intelligence, Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Tex.). The vote is widely expected to be along party lines.

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[Marcuse]

1. I remember him.

[Blue Owl]

6. McConnell taps Rubio, Rubio taps Water

n/t

[dalton99a]

14. +1

[NonPC]

2. Rubio? Funny

That's an oxymoron...

[Bev54]

3. Rubio and Intelligence committee

what an oxymoron

[bucolic_frolic]

4. Appointment of the next Insider Trader

This position is to produce capital gains for campaign coffers

[marble falls]

5. Coulda been Nunes. Compared to him, Marco's a boyscout.

[yellowdogintexas]

8. my thoughts exactly

It could have definitely been worse.

[PunkinPi]

9. Nunes is in the House, not the senate. nt

[marble falls]

11. Coulda been someone like Nunes. There's too many bad characters to keep sorted out.

[Joe Mauriceovich]

7. Well, Mario's Good at ACTING Intelligent

I guess that's good enough for Mitch, huh?

[Brainfodder]

10. See everyone, further proof that shit floats to the top!

It worked for Moscow Mitch, so why not little Marco?

[BillyBobBrilliant]

12. I have never considered

Marco and the word "Intelligence" appropriately used in the positive sense in any discussion.

[oasis]

13. The senate will confirm Rep. Ratshit to the director's post but he'll

be tossed out on his ear by the incoming administration.