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To: Senator Richard Burr; Senator Mitch McConnell
Richard Burr must resign for profiting from coronavirus info
Senator Richard Burr: You sold $1.7 million in stock and warned donors about the coronavirus three weeks before the rest of us knew the extent of the pandemic. You need to resign immediately.
Why is this important?
In mid-February, while Donald Trump was telling the country that the coronavirus was a "hoax" and "no big deal," Sen. Richard Burr was telling members of the "Tar Heel Circle" to prepare for the worst. The "Tar Heel Circle" is a private group that promises access to legislators, with membership fees up to $10,000. He told the members that the coronavirus would be worse than the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918, which killed more than 50 million people worldwide.
Meanwhile, Burr sold up to $1.5 million in stock, partly in hotel chains, which he knew would take a big hit once people were forced to cancel trips and vacations. This is akin to insider trading!
Burr used information he was specifically privy to as a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee to help donors and line his pockets--but he didn't warn his constituents. He put all of his constituents at more risk. Burr has committed an unforgivable transgression as our representative, and we need to tell him to resign immediately.
How it will be delivered
Depends on if the pandemic is still on