Bernie and Jane Sanders, under FBI investigation

[Common]

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

To quote 2 of our most infamous left winged forum members. When trump hired a lawyer they said HES GUILTY IF HE HIRED A LAWYER, you only hire a lawyer if youre guilty lol

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."

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/bernie-a...-hire-lawyers/

[Common]

Why is our liberal friends avoiding this thread ? I know why because Bernie and his wife has to be guility if they hired a lawyer <grin>

[Peter1469]

If he is put away he won't be able to call for more political violence.

[Ransom]

Did they really hire lawyers. Must be feeling the burn.

[Common]

@Bo-4 whutup bobo I mean you said that because trump hired a personal lawyer he was guilty, because you dont hire a lawyer unless you are guilty. lol and another one comes back to bite ya on the arse.

[Bo-4]

@Bo-4 whutup bobo I mean you said that because trump hired a personal lawyer he was guilty, because you dont hire a lawyer unless you are guilty. lol and another one comes back to bite ya on the arse.

Bobo is fine - Not offended and won't report but careful with the name alterations ;-)

I never said that ^ Was merely amused at all the lawyering up going on around the White House.

Hell, even Trump's lawyer has a lawyer!

[Tahuyaman]

@Bo-4 whutup bobo I mean you said that because trump hired a personal lawyer he was guilty, because you dont hire a lawyer unless you are guilty. lol and another one comes back to bite ya on the arse.

Securing legal counsel is only a sign of guilt if one is a conservative or Republican. If one is a liberal Democrat or socialist, it is protecting yourself against partisan motivated character asasination attempts.

[Adelaide]

Why is our liberal friends avoiding this thread ? I know why because Bernie and his wife has to be guility if they hired a lawyer <grin>

Maybe because you gave them 40 minutes on a Sunday morning.

[Adelaide]

Anyways... it will be interesting to see how this turns out. Some people seem to idolize Sanders, so to have potential scandal in his background is interesting.

[Tahuyaman]

Wasn't the Sanders' personal financial situation under scrutiny last year? I seem to remember about that at some point during his campaign.