FBI Seizes Richard Burr’s Cell Phone as Part of COVID Stock Selloff Probe

Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) seized Sen. Richard Burr’s (R-NC) cellphone on Wednesday as part of an ongoing investigation into the lawmaker’s decision to unload upwards of $1.72 million in stock ahead of the Coronavirus outbreak. Burr, who serves as chairman of the Senate intelligence committee, was reportedly served a warrant for his cellphone at his Washington, D.C., residence on Wednesday, according to the Los Angeles Times. Law enforcement officials purportedly seized the phone in order to examine any communication the senator may have had with his stockbroker over the past few months.-- More...