Guest shiloh357 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 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 Libby "Scooter" Robbins, former Chief of Staff for the Vice President, 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. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/bernie-and-jane-sanders-under-fbi-investigation-for-bank-fraud-hire-lawyers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SavedByGrace1981 Posted June 24, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 104 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2,923 Content Per Day: 0.61 Reputation: 462 Days Won: 2 Joined: 04/02/2011 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/22/1953 Share Posted June 24, 2017 (edited) It's hard to tell from the article whether or not this case has any merit to it or not. It could have substance, or it could be simply just a political vendetta by someone still loyal to Hillary. I'm no fan of Bernie Sanders or his socialist politics, but I hope it's not the latter. One of the few things I liked about Sanders was the fact that he - like Trump - was a thorn in the side to the political establishment. He represented 'new blood'. If he's now taken down in some kind of retributive act, then it will discourage future 'boat rockers' from taking the plunge into politics. And our system will be poorer for it. Blessings, -Ed Edited June 24, 2017 by SavedByGrace1981 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymous Aristotle Posted June 25, 2017 Group: Senior Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 18 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 907 Content Per Day: 0.36 Reputation: 264 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/10/2017 Status: Offline Share Posted June 25, 2017 I heard about this near the end of the campaigning in 2016. Only the focus of the investigation as reported at the time and as I recall, was more on Mrs. Sanders rather than Bernie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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