Jane Sanders cleared in Burlington College land deal

[Arazi]

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/13/bernie-sanders-wife-inquiry-dropped-964513

Jane Sanders has been informed that the U.S. Attorney in Vermont has closed its investigation of the Burlington College land deal and has decided not to bring charges of any kind,” Jeff Weaver, a Sanders adviser, said in a statement.

“Jane is grateful that the investigation has come to an end,” Weaver said. “As she has said from the beginning she has done nothing wrong and Jane is pleased that the matter has now come to a conclusion."

This always smelled of political retribution. Glad it's over

[Small-Axe]

1. Declining to prosecute isn't the same thing as clearing someone.

I'm starting to think that Bernie Sanders is right when he says the system is rigged in favor of the powerful and millionaires and billionaires because when average people lie on loan reports they get prosecuted for bank fraud.

[StevieM]

12. I disagree. I don't like Bernie very much. But this story struck me as nonsense from the beginning.

eom

[Small-Axe]

13. You are aware that multiple individuals have said that Jane Sanders completely misrepresented...

the donations that Sanders claimed they were going on bank loan documents?

When little guys lie on loan documents things don't go as easily for them.

[StevieM]

14. When you ask people to remember the specifics about pretty much anything

you are going to get a bunch of different answers and a bunch of different recollections. That is why we look for documentation.

I don't trust the FBI after the way they screwed HRC. It is filled with partisan Republicans, not just in the New York office.

[Small-Axe]

16. Those who care about justice should look at the facts.

Multiple "donors" suggest what Jane Sanders claimed about their financial support was pure invention on her part.

Facts do matter, no matter how one feels about the FBI, HRC, or BS.

Lying about income on loan documents in order to secure a loan is bank fraud.

[StevieM]

17. I want facts to matter. In the last election the FBI made them irrelevant.

If Jane Sanders did something wrong she would have been indicted. The Trump Justice Department would never cut her a break.

[Small-Axe]

23. Do you think Donald J Trump figures he has a better chance of reelection...

with BS in or out of the Democratic primary?

I know what I think.

[NurseJackie]

24. Many people share your feelings.

[Hortensis]

15. :) Well, we all knew that anyway, without Senator Sanders explaining

how the system too often works for the wealthy and powerful.

But, whatever the case, the bottom line is that Senator Sanders' ex- campaign manager, Jeff Weaver, has reported that the U.S. Attorney's office has decided not to bring charges and is closing the case.

And the feds DID investigate this. Fwiw, they often decline to prosecute every technically prosecutable crime for people of ordinary means either. I've heard that one of the first things defense attorneys do to try to ward off prosecution is advise the subjects to stop the behavior completely, to show investigators that prosecution is not needed to stop criminal behavior. Obviously, even that was not necessary in this case as Ms. Sanders had already been let go.

[Small-Axe]

19. Let go with a $200,000 bonus check after ruining the school.

That might not be criminal, but wow!

If it were anyone but his wife, What Would Bernie Do?

Not to mention the $500,000 paid to her daughter.

It doesn't pass the smell test.

Nor does her son's six-figure salary at the do-nothing job at the Sanders Institute that she secured for him.

Hopefully, she'll now have time to release the tax returns.

[Hortensis]

20. No, that system doesn't pass the smell test,

but then we knew that also. There's a lot of lenders' and other money to give away at those levels, to be covered by shifting the debt onto others. And what are considered appropriate separation agreements and pay-offs for others at their level are inevitably affected by feelings of what would be appropriate for oneself.

Our Georgia Secretary of State has strong opinions on punishment for low-income criminals with low-dollar crimes. Yet he can engage in many cases of huge election tampering, including disenfranchising 800,000 voters and trying to illegally "impound" voting machines so they can't be investigated, with no expectation whatsoever of facing consequences. I'd love to see the outraged shock on his face if he were arrested, but not going to happen.

Have to be satisfied with Kemp's outrage at merely having his election theft challenged. I'm pretty sure it's real.

[R B Garr]

25. Yes, this is what notably stands out, and yet more hypocrisy.

Now the bad image over big money is only if there is an actual indictment where Jane is concerned; whereas, the accusations/concern regarding financial appearances of Democrats is mere suggestion of wrongdoing. So much hypocrisy.

[guillaumeb]

2. But there were so many accusations!?!

[guillaumeb]

4. No candidate is universally liked.

But there was only 1 reasonable candidate running in 2016.

[Tavarious Jackson]

5. Who was it? nt

[phleshdef]

6. Martin O'Malley

I kid, I kid.

[guillaumeb]

8. There was the con man, the Green (every 4 year )candidate,

and the sane and intelligent one.

[Tavarious Jackson]

9. you must be speking of Hillary

She is sane, intelligent and has the support of black caucas. No one else did

[guillaumeb]

11. Correct.

[Small-Axe]

7. Accusations that seem to have merit.

If Jane Q. Public wildly inflated income figures on a bank loan, she'd likely face charges for bank fraud, a Federal felony.

Change the last name to Sanders, and make the accused the spouse of a powerful Senator and there is a different brand of justice.

The system is rigged.

[R B Garr]

26. Exactly! You said it better than my other response

to you. The wheels of “justice” have vastly different standards. So much hypocrisy.

[Lordquinton]

10. Good

Let's let this die instead of keeping a non-issue going. When we unite behind all progressives we are stronger.

[Raine]

18. Good! nt

[dembotoz]

21. So what would she have to do to prove her innocence here?

Marvel at how we need to be purer than the driven snow..
Gop? Not so much

Seems rather bizzare to me

[Small-Axe]

27. It would not make her "innocent" but returning the $200,000 would be a good start.

And her daughter might return her $500,000.

And then she could release the tax returns.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

22. Of course it was ratfucking. By the fucking DeGenova/Toensing family and their fbi friends

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Anyone remember the degenova/Toensing family? They’ve been chasing the clintons around with a hatchet for 30 years.

Nobody but repigs and angry cranky holdouts wanted this investigation. Not even the supposed injured parties. Toensing ginned up an “injured party” out of some republican operative who claimed to be a member of the Diocese who made the loan.

To the ratfuckers (of all stripes):

[dlk]

28. Burlington College Ultimately Closed Down Due to the Debt From this Real Estate Deal

Were the commissions paid ever made public?