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- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez of New York called for Sen. Richard Burr's resignation after he reportedly sold off up to $1.7 million in stock after assuring the public of US preparedness amid the coronavirus outbreak.
- ProPublica reported on Thursday that the Senator from North Carolina sold between $628,000 and $1.72 million of stock nearly a week before the markets fell due to mounting fears concerning the coronavirus.
- Burr co-wrote an op-ed for Fox News in early February assuring Americans that the US was prepared for the threat the coronavirus posed to the public.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez called for the resignation of Sen. Richard Burr after a ProPublica report revealed the US Senator sold off up to $1.72 million in stocks after reassuring the public of the United States' preparedness during the coronavirus outbreak.
Burr, who serves as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, sold between $628,000 and $1.72 million of stock before the market fell as a result of mounting fears from the coronavirus pandemic, ProPublica reported.See the rest of the story at Business Insider NOW WATCH: A law professor weighs in on how Trump could beat impeachment See Also: SEE ALSO: Republican senator unloaded as much as $1.72 million in stocks after publicly downplaying the risk of the coronavirus  |