According to the SEC, Sen. Richard Burr had material nonpublic information about coronavirus impact.

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Burr’s Brother-in-Law Called Stock Broker, One Minute After Getting Off Phone With Senator <[link removed]> According to the SEC, Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina, then chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, had material nonpublic information about coronavirus impact. He and his brother-in-law dumped stock before the market dropped in March 2020. by Robert Faturechi

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