FEEL THE BERN....Bernie Sanders and wife in bed with the banks, under FBI investigation

[NaturalBornHustler]

Well well well! Looks like ol Bernie was trying to exert some pressure on the big bad banks to give him millions of dollars. How ironic!

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/bernie-a...inkId=39061383

By JOHN BAT CBS NEWS June 23, 2017, 5:44 PM
Bernie and Jane Sanders, under FBI investigation for bank fraud, hire lawyers
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Last Updated Jun 24, 2017 6:21 PM EDT

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and his wife, Jane Sanders have hired prominent defense attorneys amid an FBI investigation into a loan Jane Sanders obtained to expand Burlington College while she was its president, CBS News confirms.

Politico Magazine first reported the Sanders had hired lawyers to defend them in the probe. Sanders' top adviser Jeff Weaver told CBS News the couple has sought legal protection over federal agents' allegations from a January 2016 complaint accusing then-President of Burlington College, Ms. Sanders, of distorting donor levels in a 2010 loan application for $10 million from People's United Bank to purchase 33 acres of land for the institution.

According to Politico, prosecutors might also be looking into allegations that Sen. Sanders' office inappropriately urged the bank to approve the loan.

Burlington attorney and Sanders supporter Rich Cassidy has reportedly been hired to represent Sen. Sanders. And high-profile Washington defense attorney Larry Robbins, who counseled I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, is protecting Jane Sanders.

Ms. Sanders' push for the liberal arts college's costly land acquisition was cited in a press release by the college when it shut down in 2016.

Brady Toensing of Burlington, the man responsible for the claims filed to the U.S. attorney for Vermont, was a chairman for the Trump campaign in his state.

"I filed a request for an investigation in January 2016 and an investigation appears to have been started right away," he said in an email to CBS News. "It was started under President Obama, his Attorney General, and his U.S. Attorney, all of whom are Democrats."

"My only hope is for a fair, impartial, and thorough investigation," Toensing added.

Weaver told CBS News that Toensing's claim that Sen. Sanders used his influence to lobby for the loan is a "political charge" that is "baseless" and "false."

And as for the claim that Ms. Sanders manipulated the loan application, Weaver said, "The loan was approved by the financial board at the college."

Sen. Sanders, formerly mayor of Burlington, Vermont's largest city, regards the claims as a political game levied against him after his run for president in the 2016 primary election, a platform which has transformed the small-state senator into an influential voice in American liberal politics.

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[sah_24]

Rofl #libtards <3

[Dan Druff]

So I'm not understanding the significance of the "investigation starting right away" in January 2016.

Is the guy trying to say that the then-Democratic US attorney's office was happy to quickly start investigating Bernie, in order to ruin his primary campaign?

If so, why are we only hearing about it in 2017?

[sonatine]

So I'm not understanding the significance of the "investigation starting right away" in January 2016.

Is the guy trying to say that the then-Democratic US attorney's office was happy to quickly start investigating Bernie, in order to ruin his primary campaign?

If so, why are we only hearing about it in 2017?

Because there is no substance to it.

The assertion that Bernie's office tried to influence the bank is totally unfounded.

There may, however, be some meat on the bones about his wife; the assertion that she misrepresented donor amounts to the bank to get a loan for her college to buy an adjacent plot of land is pretty serious shit, but again the entire college board approved of the application so it seems unlikely they would all conspire to commit bank fraud.

TL;DR the FBI have been looking into it for well over a year and there does not appear to be much there.

[NaturalBornHustler]

So I'm not understanding the significance of the "investigation starting right away" in January 2016.

Is the guy trying to say that the then-Democratic US attorney's office was happy to quickly start investigating Bernie, in order to ruin his primary campaign?

If so, why are we only hearing about it in 2017?

Because there is no substance to it.

The assertion that Bernie's office tried to influence the bank is totally unfounded.

There may, however, be some meat on the bones about his wife; the assertion that she misrepresented donor amounts to the bank to get a loan for her college to buy an adjacent plot of land is pretty serious shit, but again the entire college board approved of the application so it seems unlikely they would all conspire to commit bank fraud.

TL;DR the FBI have been looking into it for well over a year and there does not appear to be much there.

Tine tell us all the intricate details of the case since you have it all figured out 2 hours after the report dropped.

Go.

[sonatine]

Because there is no substance to it.

The assertion that Bernie's office tried to influence the bank is totally unfounded.

There may, however, be some meat on the bones about his wife; the assertion that she misrepresented donor amounts to the bank to get a loan for her college to buy an adjacent plot of land is pretty serious shit, but again the entire college board approved of the application so it seems unlikely they would all conspire to commit bank fraud.

TL;DR the FBI have been looking into it for well over a year and there does not appear to be much there.

Tine tell us all the intricate details of the case since you have it all figured out 2 hours after the report dropped.

Go.

This has been reported on for like a week, please dont lash out because I take the time to pay attention.


But if you want to talk about something, we can discuss you not even reading the article before making the batshit claim that somehow Bernie orchestrated some fraud for money scheme.

[hongkonger]

If he did something wrong he should pay the consequences just like anyone else. Let's see.

[sonatine]

I dont even fucking like Bernie but even the guy who requested the investigation isnt claiming this was some scam to line either his or his wife's pockets.

[Dan Druff]

Even if Bernie had no idea what was going on, and this was all his wife's doing, it's still a pretty bad look.

"The big banks are evil and we have to rein them in!"

*Wife commits bank fraud in order to get a loan for the college she's running*

Still very much smacks of, "Do as I say, not as I do", because Bernie's wife is still his wife, and I don't see him denouncing her and leaving her over this.

Kinda hard to progressively rail against the corruption of today's banking institutions when your own wife is part of the corruption.

[sonatine]

Her being guilty is literally one of the only things that could unify the Democratic party at this point.

Him being guilty being the other one I can think of.

[tyde]

NOT FAKE NEWS


saw this morning on cbs.com


this particular story has been very slow gathering steam


for obvious reasons


kinda like the left wing media being in denial and basically a collection of total PUSSIES


#FEELTHEBERN


in before Barry shows up with more of his ridiculous psychobabble posting a rebuttal from the NY Times or Washington Post

[Dan Druff]

And I can tell you that it's very plausible that Bernie's wife is guilty of what she's accused -- even if it wasn't for personal gain.

Sometimes in academia, these university presidents get mesmerized by need to build up or protect the school, and put that ahead of everything else.

That's basically what happened at Penn State. Graham Spanier, Tim Curley, and Gary Schulz didn't support child rape, but they felt the needs of Penn State outweighed the needs of the child victims of Jerry Sandusky's. When choosing between justice for these little boys or saving Penn State's reputation and lucrative donation channels, they easily chose the school's interests.

While the allegations against Bernie's wife are much less serious, as they don't involve violent or sexual crime cover-ups, it's still along the same lines.

I could easily see her believing that it was for the public good to expand Burlington College, and that lying on a loan application to do so was just a necessarily evil to get it done.

During my years in college in the '90s, I also ran into head-scratching situations with administrative types who simply didn't get it. Their world started and ended within the borders of the campus. They ceased to understand that the school was not a godlike entity which needed to be grown and protected at all costs.

[hongkonger]

NOT FAKE NEWS


saw this morning on cbs.com


this particular story has been very slow gathering steam


for obvious reasons


kinda like the left wing media being in denial and basically a collection of total PUSSIES


#FEELTHEBERN


in before Barry shows up with more of his ridiculous psychobabble posting a rebuttal from the NY Times or Washington Post

So when CBS runs a story that makes Bernie look bad it's not fake news but when they run a story making Trump look bad it's LOL CBS, fake news, MSM are libtards in bed with the Democrats.

What a moron.

[blake]

jane getting charged with bank fraud would be a stunning end to bernie's presidential aspirations. waaaay too early to say but this investigation alone could take him out of the running for 2020 if it's not wrapped up by then

[cmoney]

There is a big difference between leftist and liberals but i feel they are being lumped together in all these political threads. They are different. Carry on

[Gordman]

This news has more or less actually been out for several months, but it was only about week ago that it was reported that they retained an attorney.

Im juuuuuust shooooocked how this hasnt been picked up by the media earlier. Im sure it was accidentally buried amongst all of the more important stories of the day like ice cream scoops and such.


Im amazed how his supporters have followed this guy as much as they have. Bernie was supposed to be so diiiiifferent for the country....not represent the 1% bit the rest of the people....yada yada yada.

Meanwhile hes driving around a $170000 sports car and has 3 houses

[NaturalBornHustler]

Imagine if the FBI was investigating Melania. Think it gets buried for a month until they can't hide it any more because she lawyered up?

There would be around the clock coverage every second of every day.

[FPS_Russia]

Druff lock this up please, we don't need another Bernie thread based on rumors.

[sonatine]

LOL @ CROOKEDBERNIE

DRUFF STICKIE THREAD IMMED

[FPS_Russia]

Bernie's in Pittsburgh trying to save tens of thousands of American lives. The GOP's not happy about the most credible politician in America calling them out. An estimated 18,000 to 28,000 Americans will be killed in the republican led genocide in 2026 alone. There's a decent chance a few people you know will die because Trump and McConnell want a tax cut.

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Fuckin traitors.