Justice Department drops COVID-19 insider trading case against GOP Sen. Richard Burr
Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) said Tuesday that the Justice Department has informed him it will , making him the last of five senators known to have been investigated for when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Burr sold up to $1.7 million worth of stock on Feb. 13, 2020, days after receiving briefings on the emerging coronavirus threat. Burr at the time was chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee and a member of the Senate health committee. Burr has acknowledged he sold the shares because of the pandemic, but says he was guided solely by public ...
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