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Burr Wants More Information On Claims Russia Interfered In Elections

U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) says more investigation is needed into the purported Russian interference into the November elections. (Keri Brown/WFDD)

U.S. Senator Richard Burr says he wants more information on possible Russian intrusion into recent elections. The North Carolina lawmaker heads up the Senate Intelligence Committee.

News broke on Friday that the CIA believes Russian hackers meddled in the U.S. presidential election specifically to help Donald Trump. The president-elect has called that notion “ridiculous.”

But Senator Richard Burr says he and his committee are concerned about the allegations, and that the committee will conduct “vigorous oversight” into the matter.

In a statement to McClatchy Newspapers, Burr also says he stands by what the intelligence community has said so far, but believes more investigation is needed to determine who was involved, and the extent of their involvement.

The senator's statement comes as congress is still figuring out exactly what to do in response to the allegations.

The White House has already called for a full review of possible international intrusion into U.S. elections.

Sean Bueter joined WFDD in August 2015 as a reporter covering issues across the Piedmont Triad and beyond.Previously, Sean was a reporter, host and news director at WBOI in Fort Wayne, Ind., just a few hours from where he grew up. He also sorted Steve Inskeep's mail as an intern at NPR in Washington, D.C.Sean has experience on a variety of beats, including race, wealth and poverty, economic development, and more. His work has appeared on NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered, and APM's Marketplace.In his spare time, Sean plays tennis (reasonably well), golf (reasonably poorly), and scours local haunts for pinball machines to conquer.

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