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WASHINGTON A Florida lawmaker Tuesday escalated his attacks on U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, a fellow Republican, a day after reports that the Justice Department has launched a probe into Burrs stock trades.
Multiple media outlets Monday reported that the Justice Department, along with the Securities and Exchange Commission, is investigating Burrs February sale of up to $1.7 million in stocks. Reports said the FBI has contacted Burr over the transactions, which came before coronavirus took off in the United States, nearly shutting down the economy and sending stocks tumbling.
As chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, North Carolinas senior senator was privy to what the Washington Post described as a surge of ominous intelligence warnings about the virus in January and early February. A week before his stock sales, Burr co-authored a Fox News column that sought to reassure Americans about the virus.
SEC spokeswoman Judith Burns on Tuesday declined to comment on the reported investigation.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/criticism-of-sen-burrs-stock-sales-intensifies-as-he-faces-justice-department-probe/ar-BB11YTIN?li=BBnb7Kz
Lock him up!!!
CRK7376
(2,203 posts)Even though he has stated he is retiring from the Senate, won't happen soon enough for me. Maybe jail or big whopping fine, prefer jail if we are lucky...We in NC deserves better.
kairos12
(12,872 posts)Good luck with that.