U.S. Senators Sold Stocks After <br />Coronavirus Briefings in January Four U.S. senators sold stocks after receiving briefings in late January about the emerging threat of the coronavirus. Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) and Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) sold <br />their shares before the market plunged due to the pandemic. Burr is chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, <br />and Loeffler is married to the chairman of the <br />New York Stock Exchange, Jeffrey Sprecher. Two other members of the Intelligence Committee, Sen. <br />Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK), also <br />sold stocks after the briefings, according to financial records. The news has sparked concerns <br />that the lawmakers put safeguarding <br />their private finances before their <br />duty to protect public health. Some people are calling on <br />Burr and Loeffler to resign.
