Bernie and Jane Sanders, under FBI investigation for bank fraud, hire lawyers

[Mittens]

Based Preet Bharara sums up my thoughts on the recent investigation

All politicians hate investigations. All cry "political motivation." Democrat, republican, socialist, whig. Oldest & lamest play in the book

[ati87]

Based Preet Bharara sums up my thoughts on the recent investigation

All politicians hate investigations. All cry "political motivation." Democrat, republican, socialist, whig. Oldest & lamest play in the book

Or when you have a GOP hack investigation because they have to much time on their hands?

The complaint comes from a Trump apologist originally, in other words it's again part of a long list of investigation that the GOP starts because they don't have any moral objections in smering people.

[Machismo]

I actually find this very hilarious. The guy who people claimed was above all the greedy bullshit... is right in the middle of it all.

[Shaderas]

I actually find this very hilarious. The guy who people claimed was above all the greedy bullshit... is right in the middle of it all.

Innocent until proven guilty? I will wait to see what the investigation finds...

[Machismo]

Innocent until proven guilty? I will wait to see what the investigation finds...

Did I say he was guilty?

I will wait until the investigation is finished, and I may agree or disagree with the findings, or whether they choose to prosecute.

[Mormolyce]

But "Caesar's wife must be above suspicion" is an expression, and two thousand years old - and Caesar did divorce his wife to avoid the suspicion.

Even 2,000 years ago Caesar's decision to put aside his wife was viewed as excessive.

[Mittens]

Or when you have a GOP hack investigation because they have to much time on their hands?

The complaint comes from a Trump apologist originally, in other words it's again part of a long list of investigation that the GOP starts because they don't have any moral objections in smering people.

Talk about being a partisan hack. The dear leader is incapable of mistakes.

[Tijuana]

This is one of my favorite news stories in a while.

I love the headline of:

Wealthy Man Who Insists The Wealthy are Corrupt Under Investigation for Being Corrupt.

What can I say, I love me some comical hypocrisy, every time.

[Polyxo]

It seems to me that what Sanders' wife did was probably inappropriate to the letter of the law, but likely common practice. Whether her 'fudging' of the value is of a level to sustain charges will come out in the investigation. I really don't see what the investigation could possibly have to do with Sanders himself beyond simple due diligence.

[Tijuana]

Recently under investigation by the FBI:

[x] Hillary Clinton
[x] Bernie Sanders
[x] Vladimir Putin
[ ] Donald Trump

[Celista]

Recently under investigation by the FBI:

[x] Hillary Clinton
[x] Bernie Sanders
[x] Vladimir Putin
[ ] Donald Trump

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics...ustice/530412/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world...b98_story.html
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017...-no-proof.html

[Orbitus]

This is one of my favorite news stories in a while.

I love the headline of:

Wealthy Man Who Insists The Wealthy are Corrupt Under Investigation for Being Corrupt.

What can I say, I love me some comical hypocrisy, every time.

How is Sanders wealthy compared to other members of congress? His wealth is less than $1 million. http://moneynation.com/bernie-sanders-net-worth/

Compared to other members of congress that have basically had their votes bought out by people like the Koch Brothers and other lobbyists.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ress_by_wealth
He doesn't even make the top 50 from a 2015 list. We have his tax records that show he doesn't make shit compared to other nominees for president.

[IndependentJerry]

Talk about being a partisan hack. The dear leader is incapable of mistakes.

You guys do know that the investigation was started in 2016, a year BEFORE Trump got into office?

[Mittens]

You guys do know that the investigation was started in 2016, a year BEFORE Trump got into office?

I did not know that, ty for the info. LMAO @ati87 those evil Democrats must really hate Bernie.

[ati87]

You guys do know that the investigation was started in 2016, a year BEFORE Trump got into office?

Yes again from a freaking trump apologist originally.

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/...territory.html

So now the shoe is on the other foot. A Trump surrogate has gotten the FBI to open an investigation of Jane and Bernie Sanders for alleged bank fraud. The couple has lawyered up, as is their right. The allegations seem more civil than criminal but the Trump surrogate is demanding that criminal charges be brought.

[Theinquisition]

The Bankuhs are destroying our countruh...

Under investigation for fraud.

lol

[Beardless Man]

Where is all the right and their "where the evidence" posts?

For the same reasons they're under investigation. But the Right is also finding it funny that of all people, Bernie and Jane are the ones under investigation for bank fraud. After all their preachy nonsense.

[Berndorf]

Where is all the right and their "where the evidence" posts?

That's what people who defend the left are supposed to be saying right now. I actually like Bernie so hope there's nothing to it but if you want to use the same lines as rep apologists do then you don't get to get on a high horse at the same time.

[Bdatik]

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A Republican lawyer who reported independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and his wife to federal officials was passing on information he heard from a GOP lawmaker who said he didn't have direct knowledge of the allegations.

The lawyer, Brady Toensing, sent letters to the U.S. attorney for Vermont and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. alleging that Sen. Sanders pressured a bank to approve a loan to a now-closed college run by Sanders' wife.

The source of that information was Republican State Rep. Don Turner, the minority leader of the Vermont House.

Turner told WCAX-TV that friends at the bank described pressure from Sanders' office, but he says those friends didn't have direct knowledge of the negotiations. Turner says he told Toensing about it in May 2016, adding that he would not have brought it to the attention of federal investigators.

Toensing, an attorney who served as Donald Trump's Vermont representative during last year's presidential campaign, said Monday he was standing by the allegation.

"This was not a country store, cracker-barrel rant," Toensing said. He said Turner told him the information came from a top bank official and he noted that hearsay is used by investigators to develop direct evidence.

Turner did not immediately return a message left by The Associated Press on Monday.

The Vermont weekly newspaper Seven Days first reported late Friday that Turner was the source of Toensing's information.

In early 2016, Toensing sent a more extensive letter to federal authorities alleging that in 2010, when Jane O'Meara Sanders was president of Burlington College, she made fraudulent claims while seeking $10 million in financing for a real estate deal.

The college, which closed last year, later sold the property. Officials cited debt from the land deal as a major reason.

Federal law enforcement officials have refused to confirm or deny the existence of any investigation, let alone what led them to open one. But Bernie Sanders confirmed an investigation was underway after it was revealed last month that Jane Sanders had retained attorneys. No charges have been filed.

During a Sunday appearance on CNN's State of the Union, the Vermont senator and 2016 Democratic presidential candidate cited Turner's comments as proof that the allegations against his wife were politically motivated.

"Sadly we are in a moment where parties not only attack public officials, they have to go after wives and children," Sanders said. "You know, this is pathetic and that's the way politics is in America today."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/source-al...-election.html

[BrerBear]

The GOP convinced nearly half of their supporters Pizzagate was real.
They would have demolished Bernie if they'd actually wanted to. Now that it doesn't matter, they're just toying with him.