GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz Matthew (Matt) GaetzLara Trump campaigns with far-right activist candidate Laura Loomer in Florida House to vote on removing cannabis from list of controlled substances The Hill's 12:30 Report: Sights and sounds from GOP convention night 1 MORE (Fla.) accused Sen. Richard Burr Richard Mauze BurrRep. Mark Walker says he's been contacted about Liberty University vacancy Overnight Defense: Trump rejects major cut to military health care | Senate report says Trump campaign's Russia contacts posed 'grave' threat Senate report describes closer ties between 2016 Trump campaign, Russia MORE (R-N.C.) of “screwing all Americans” over last week’s reports that Burr dumped more than $1.7 million in stocks shortly after a January briefing on the coronavirus outbreak.

Gaetz took to social media to slam the senator for allegedly selling his stocks before the markets tanked while simultaneously reassuring the public.

The Florida Republican argued that if former Rep. Katie Hill Katherine (Katie) Lauren HillObama counsels NBA players on forming a social justice committee Republicans cast Trump as best choice for women House GOP campaign chairman insists party will win back majority MORE (D-Calif.) had to resign following a sex scandal with a staffer, Burr should be held accountable for his actions.

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"This is not fair," Gaetz said.

.@KatieHill4CA gets run out of Congress for screwing a campaign staffer absent any complaint.@SenatorBurr stays as Intelligence Chairman after screwing all Americans by falsely reassuring us w opeds on #COVID while he dumped his stock portfolio early.



This is not fair. — Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) March 23, 2020

Hill stepped down from her seat in October shortly after the House Ethics Committee launched an investigation into allegations that she had violated House rules by engaging in an inappropriate sexual relationship with a staffer in her office. The California Democrat denied the allegation, but apologized for having a separate relationship with a campaign staffer.

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Burr is one of four senators who sold at least hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of stock following the Jan. 24 classified briefings, with critics questioning whether the lawmakers were violating the STOCK Act, which bars senators from trading using classified information.

Burr denied any wrongdoing and has called on the Senate Ethics Committee to launch an investigation into the sales.

Wall Street deepened its dismal coronavirus-related slide on Monday, shedding the last of the gains made since President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Trump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Jimmy Kimmel hits Trump for rallies while hosting Emmy Awards MORE was elected.