WASHINGTON _ 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 Burr's stock trades.
Multiple media outlets Monday reported that the Justice Department, along with the Securities and Exchange Commission, is investigating Burr's 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 Carolina's 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.
