North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr, along with several other senators, is under FBI investigation regarding stock trades he made after being briefed on the early outbreak of the coronavirus well before this information became public. Mr Burr and his wife sold between $628,000 and $1.72m in stocks, including shares in two hotel groups. The FBI investigation is centered on potential ___________________.

Group of answer choices

insider trading

insider selling

leveraged buy out

downscoping