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‘There is no greater moral crime’: Tucker Carlson calls for Sen. Richard Burr’s resignation over stock sell-off

March 20, 2020 at 9:40 a.m. EDT
Fox News's Tucker Carlson called for Sen. Richard Burr's resignation on Thursday after allegations of insider trading. (Fox News)

After news broke Thursday evening that Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) sold off a significant share of stock just weeks before the market crashed because of the coronavirus pandemic, many horrified critics called for the Senate Intelligence Committee chairman to resign.

Perhaps the loudest among those detractors was Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who called on Burr to resign if he was unable to explain his actions.