Republican Sen. Richard Burr calls for an investigation into his own decision to dump stocks after coronavirus briefings

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• Republican Sen. Richard Burr called for an investigation into his own actions on Friday.
• ProPublica revealed on Thursday evening that Burr dumped as much as $1.72 million in stocks on February 13, days after reassuring the public that the US was well prepared to handle the novel coronavirus.
• Burr said in a statement Friday that he "relied solely on public news reports to guide my decision regarding the sale of stocks on February 13."
• "Understanding the assumption many could make in hindsight, however, I spoke this morning with the chairman of the Senate Ethics Committee and asked him to open a complete review of the matter with full transparency."
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Republican Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina is calling for an investigation into his own actions.

On Thursday, ProPublica published a bombshell report detailing how Burr dumped as much as $1.72 million in stocks on February 13, days after reassuring the public that the Trump administration was well prepared to handle the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.

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