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Richard Burr Doesn’t Belong in the Senate. He Might Belong in Prison.

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The senator publicly said that the “framework Congress has put in place… ensure[s] we are prepared,” even as he was secretly sounding the alarm and cashing out of his investments.

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Sen. Richard Burr, who was privy to secret briefings about the coronavirus when he cashed out a large portion of his net worth in stock, may also have engaged in securities fraud. 

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