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US Senator Asks for Ethics Investigation of Stock Sales Amid Uproar

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   U.S. Senator Richard Burr has sought an ethics review of his sale of
   $1.7 million in stocks last month ahead of the economic downturn caused
   by the coronavirus pandemic, as he and other lawmakers face
   condemnation over the sales.

   Burr, who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee, denied Friday that
   his decision to sell was based on information contained in private
   congressional briefings, saying he relied solely on public news
   reports.

   In a statement Friday, he asked the Senate Ethics Committee to "open a
   complete review of the matter with full transparency."

   Burr, a Republican from North Carolina, is one of several lawmakers who
   sold large amounts of stocks recently after attending congressional
   briefings on the pandemic, prompting widespread criticism.

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