The Executive Committee of the Guilford County Republican Party has officially censured North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr because of his vote in favor of the impeachment of former President Donald J. Trump.
The resolution begins by noting that as a senator, Burr took an oath to “to support and defend the Constitution of the United States,” and that the North Carolina Republican Party had contributed “countless hours and millions of dollars in donations to his campaigns in 2004, 2010 and 2016.”
Along with the vote on Trump’s impeachment, where Burr was one of seven Republican senators to vote in favor, the resolution notes some of Burr’s other actions with which the Guilford County GOP finds fault.
The resolution notes that as chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, after the Mueller report, found no collusion between Russia and the 2016 Trump campaign, “Senator Burr issued a Senate Intelligence Committee subpoena to Donald Trump, Jr. unwisely extending the more than 2-year investigation and distracting the President and his team from other more important duties.”
The resolution also states that as chair of the Intelligence Committee, Burr “received special intelligence briefings about the potential impacts of the Chinese Coronavirus on national business and finance” that was not available to the general public. And that “Senator Burr (and his relatives) liquidated stocks he owned valued at between $628,000 and $1,700,000, which eventually led to SEC and FBI investigations into possible illegal insider trading ahead of the 2020 stock market crash,” which caused him to step down as chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee “damaging the reputation of the Republican National Committee and the Republican Party of North Carolina.”
The resolution notes that Burr “voted against proceeding with the second impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump because it was unconstitutional and “Senator Burr was one of only seven Republican senators who voted to convict former President Donald J. Trump, assigning responsibility to him for promoting conspiracy theories (which was not a charge in the impeachment) and for inciting an insurrection (which was disproven at trial).”
Finally, the resolution states, “The Executive Committee of the Guilford County GOP formally and irrevocably censures U.S. Senator Richard Burr for gross impropriety in a position of sacred trust, for disloyalty to the President and for failing to uphold the conservative principles of the Republican Party of North Carolina during his service to the state and nation as a U.S. Senator.
“Be it further resolved, the Executive Committee of the Guilford County GOP permanently bans Richard M. Burr from entering the premises of the Guilford GOP and from participating in any future Guilford GOP activities.”
The resolution is signed by Chairman of the Guilford County Republican Party David Gleeson and Guilford County Republican Party Secretary Michelle Bardsley.
Yep. RINO Richard. Shown not to be a Republican but every bit a politician. Lining his own wallet while fleecing America and it’s citizens.
Good riddance. Wish more would get the boot.
Sick of all the turncoats in the Republican camp.
Throw the bum out!
I have met Sen. Burr. I have to say that I agree.
Why would he care less about that censure. He is not running for reelection. The sheep have been sheared, the train has left the station.
Use some of your money and sponsor a recall election now. Throw him out is the only available justice.
It’s really telling that the guy with “no skin in the game” would vote to convict…
Right. All the others where to chicken to vote for accountability of the highest office. Cowards all of them….
Lame star, sounds like ol Burr is spineless like you. Now that is really telling.
“Failing to uphold conservative principles…”
I guess they would have rather had Burr just shoot the guy. #2ndAmendment
Dum Dum, like his forefather Aaron! I’m for the recall election. Fire his a$$! Sorry about the history lesson snowflake… not.
I think we see what was required for him to stay out of jail. Sell out the people who elected him.
Censure is no more than a slap on the wrist. (Remember, he isn’t running for re-election.) If they really wanted to punish him, recall him and bring him back to NC in shame! He is a disgrace not only to the party, but more importantly to NC. We the people supported President Trump both in 16 and 20 and Burr should have as well!
Is there no way to impeach our Senator? Why let him serve out his term and collect all the retirement perks. He has already lined his pockets and now he doesn’t want to fulfill his duties that he was elected to perform.
Richard Burr did the right thing.
I am so glad we have David Gleason and Michelle Bardsley representing the GOP of Guilford.I am so glad these two people had the Fortitude to tell Burr where he belonged.I think he meant well early 2000 but when he converted to the senate he lost his way.This year when he was named Chaiyhe looked as if he completely turned his job over to Warner.He should go down in NC as the worst senate person Ever in NC .I really am glad he was not planning to run again .
What a crock this man is needs to be in JAIL FOR FROUD. I Think the governor and Tillis are full of BS. that do nothing to help the people of this state were are the jobs there is nothing here but a lot of crimes and parking lots and a lot of hud apartments this state is not for young people not at all. The tax’s here are high and you get nothing there are people driving with expired tags so that means that they have no car insurance peoples music coming from there car is so loud you can’t here emergency sounds . Greensboro is not a good place for young people there are no good jobs here .