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In 2008, Sen. Burr told his wife to pull family's cash out of ATM at at the height of the financial crisis while putting out a statement advising North Carolinians not to panic

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"On Friday night, I called my wife and I said, 'Brooke, I am not coming home this weekend. I will call you on Monday. Tonight, I want you to go to the ATM machine, and I want you to draw out everything it will let you take."

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Burr claimed at the time that he had not relied on insider information.
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Sen. Burr responds to my piece from this morning.

You can read the story here:
npr.org/2020/03/19/818…
Burr says: "This lunch was hosted on Feb. 27 by the North Carolina State Society. It was publicly advertised and widely attended."

The Tar Heel Circle is a much more exclusive part of the NC state society.

NC State Society membership: $25.

Tar Heel Circle: $500-10K
Senator Burr here conflates the Tar Heel Circle with the much broader NC State Society

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SCOOP: Secret recording obtained by NPR shows that Senate Intel Chairman Richard Burr raised alarms about Coronavirus weeks ago in private meeting with well-connected constituents -- concerns he never shared with the public

npr.org/2020/03/19/818…
To understand this, we have to remember Feb. 27th: Only 15 Coronavirus cases in U.S., and first death in US had not occurred.

Trump was suggesting it could be seasonal.

"It's going to disappear. One day, It's like a miracle. It will disappear,"

npr.org/2020/03/19/818…
On that same day, Burr delivered alarming message at a private luncheon:

"[Coronavirus] is much more aggressive in its transmission than anything that we have seen in recent history... It is probably more akin to the 1918 pandemic."

We have the tape:
npr.org/2020/03/19/818…
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My absolute favorite bar in DC, @allsoulsbar, announces that they are closing until the Coronavirus situation calms down.

"The very thing we do is bring people together and right now that seems like a bad idea, especially with booze involved. Please be careful out there."
"Please be safe, be kind, and do your part to end this nonsense."
It's an act of leadership and courage to voluntarily close for Coronavirus concerns, considering the financial implications for @allsoulsbar.

And on St Patrick's Day weekend too.

Better believe I will be among their first visitors when they open up again
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