NBC晚间新闻 抛售股票参议员被调查

Tonight the FBI has seized the phone of a powerful Senator, the chairman of the senate intelligence committee temporarily stepping aside from his post as the Feds investigate whether he used inside information to sell stocks and save big money before the pandemic tanked the market. Pete Williams is in Washington tonight Pete what do we know? Well Lester, these allegations first surfaced in March but now this investigation¹ is clearly in a new phase.

And tonight senator Richard Burr republican of north Carolina says it's become a distraction². So he's stepping down for now as the intelligence chairman. Law enforcement officials say just last night the FBI went to senator Byrd's Washington DC home to get his cell phone after showing his lawyer a search warrant. That would require a judge's finding that there's probable cause to think the phone could contain evidence of a crime. Law enforcement officials say they're investigating whether Burr engaged in insider trading. But he has said that his stock sales before the pandemic drag down the market were based strictly³ on public information.

今晚，联邦调查局查获了一位有权势的参议员的电话。这位参议员就是参议院情报委员会主席，现在他暂时离职，而联邦调查局则正在调查他是否利用内幕消息在新冠疫情重创市场之前出售股票并节省大笔资金。皮特·威廉姆斯今晚在华盛顿，皮特现在有何消息？莱斯特，这些指控最初是在三月份提出的，但现在调查显然进入了一个新阶段。今晚，北卡罗来纳州共和党参议员理查德·伯尔表示，这已经成为一种干扰。所以他暂时辞去了情报主席的职位。执法人员表示，就在昨晚，联邦调查局派人去了参议员伯德在华盛顿特区的家，在向律师出示搜查令后拿到了他的手机。他的手机里很可能有犯罪的证据，这需要法官的裁定。执法官员表示，他们正在调查伯尔是否参与了内幕交易。但伯尔曾表示，他在新冠疫情拖累市场之前的股票销售是严格基于公开信息的。

1 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

2 distraction   

n.精神涣散，精神不集中，消遣，娱乐

参考例句：

• Total concentration is required with no distractions.要全神贯注，不能有丝毫分神。
• Their national distraction is going to the disco.他们的全民消遣就是去蹦迪。

3 strictly   

adv.严厉地，严格地；严密地

参考例句：

• His doctor is dieting him strictly.他的医生严格规定他的饮食。
• The guests were seated strictly in order of precedence.客人严格按照地位高低就座。