U.S. Senator Richard Burr has had his cellphone seized by federal agents as part of the Justice Department's probe of stock transactions made by the lawmaker ahead of the sharp market downturn triggered by the coronavirus pandemic earlier this year, a media report said late on Wednesday.
U.S. Senator Richard Burr listens to testimony during the Senate Committee for Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing on the coronavirus disease response, in Washington, U.S., May 12, 2020. Toni L. Sandys/Pool via REUTERS
Burr has denied any wrongdoing and said he relied solely on news reports to guide decisions on stock sales, amid reports that he and other senators sold off shares after being briefed on the risks of the coronavirus crisis.
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