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“Senator Burr filed a financial disclosure form for personal transactions made several weeks before the U.S. and financial markets showed signs of volatility due to the growing coronavirus outbreak,” his spokesperson said. “As the situation continues to evolve daily, he has been deeply concerned by the steep and sudden toll this pandemic is taking on our economy.”

Several weeks? How do you predict the markets tanking weeks in advance? If anything he was smart and we were the ones in denial. Besodes most senators are morons and take advice. If anything he had a shrewed broker who advised him to dump hos stock.

"How do you predict the markets tanking weeks in advance?"

You don't have to predict ANYTHING when you're in a position to influence things. Sell first, then tell a bunch of business leaders it's "akin to the 1918 pandemic". Keep that up and it's a sure bet you've made the right move (and set yourself up to make a bundle when it's time to get back in).

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/coronavirus/article241330126.html