U.S. senator steps aside as committee chair amid stock trade probe
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(Reuters) - U.S. Senator Richard Burr is stepping aside as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee during an investigation of stock trades he made before the sharp market downturn triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.The Senate's Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Burr contacted him on Thursday morning to inform of his decision to step aside during the investigation."We agreed that this decision would be in the best interests of the committee and will be effective at the end..