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bucolic_frolic

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33. Nothing beats a great pair of LEGS!

Reply to Suburban Warrior (Original post)

Thu May 14, 2020, 08:52 AM

May 2020

OMG there could be others - his cell will have calls to his broker, and perhaps other Republicans, or perhaps the broker has calls to other Republicans. It takes elite brokers to manage money for people at the top of their profession.
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Tom Joseph
@TomJChicago
Seizing Sen Burr’s cell phone is being speculated as retaliation to get him off the Intel Comm & stop the CI report from coming out.

Not so fast:
-His trades were blatant
-A judge signed off
-His cell may show the FBI fellow Rs he tipped off

This could get out of control for Rs

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Alison Greene
@GrassrootsSpeak
The FBI seized Sen. Richard Burr’s cellphone as part of a Justice Department investigation into stock trades he made just before the novel coronavirus sent stock prices plunging. The Justice Department is examining Burr’s communications with his broker.

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FBI serves warrant on senator in investigation of stock sales linked to coronavirus [View all] Suburban Warrior May 2020 OP

Wow. Good to see. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2020 #1

GREAT to see DENVERPOPS May 2020 #9

My question as well. nt pazzyanne May 2020 #25

Kelly Loeffler should be soiling her panties right about now..... lastlib May 2020 #26

Not really DENVERPOPS May 2020 #36

K&R musette_sf May 2020 #2

Finally a reason to...almost smile Leghorn21 May 2020 #3

I don't think so. Intended to replace him with a more trumpism successor lostnfound May 2020 #5

Well dammit, glad I didn't break into a full grin, lost!!! Leghorn21 May 2020 #6

I get it--I'm from NC and I don't like the way we have to replace him mtngirl47 May 2020 #7

Good ole Carolina Traildogbob May 2020 #8

Please save your disparaging remarks for actual sh!tholes. littlemissmartypants May 2020 #18

+1 for accentuating positives. Big huzzah for ending gerrymandering. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2020 #31

I live in western N.C. Traildogbob May 2020 #34

i can't believe Barr let that happen............. Takket May 2020 #4

You were reading my mind. Especially as snip quoted below from OP link says. MFGsunny May 2020 #11

It gets Barr out of the spotlight. nt littlemissmartypants May 2020 #19

This! n/t MFGsunny May 2020 #32

Hey has anyone hear from Senator Widestance lately? 47of74 May 2020 #10

Don't the Republicans want to get rid of Burr because at some time, Marie Marie May 2020 #12

He's retiring. nt littlemissmartypants May 2020 #17

Oh OK - any exit will do and I'm sure that there will be someone even worse to take his seat. Marie Marie May 2020 #21

Senator Loeffler, after hearing the news about the FBI raid, seen leaving her DC office: Dennis Donovan May 2020 #13

Is that from... FarPoint May 2020 #15

Yes, the real one. It was on TV last weekend. I watched the end. NT mahatmakanejeeves May 2020 #28

I love that movie... FarPoint May 2020 #30

and a few minutes later... DesertRat May 2020 #16

Oh, a Republican. Let him go now and save yourself the time. C Moon May 2020 #14

Lock him up!!!!! Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2020 #20

This is payback for the Senate Intelligence Committee report that contradicts Trump's scarletwoman May 2020 #22

This makes me smile Gothmog May 2020 #23

From Barbara McQuade Gothmog May 2020 #24

Welcome to DU. Good thread. Burr's brother-in-law sold stock too. mahatmakanejeeves May 2020 #27

Violated a law?! Maxheader May 2020 #29

Nothing beats a great pair of LEGS! bucolic_frolic May 2020 #33

Senator Burr (& others) thinks he (they are) is above the law..Guess what? He/they isn't,aren't Stuart G May 2020 #35

Since N. Carolina is one of the states where the governor can appoint someone to replace a Senator.. AntiFascist May 2020 #37