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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Dead Enders Still Hoping For HRC Indictment So BS Will Win [View all]sheshe2
(93,221 posts)33. Lol! Me too!
Bernie Sanders Illegally Used Campaign Funds For Trip To Italy-FEC Filings
Here is the Article Confirming Bernie Sanders illegally used Campaign Funds to pay for his Charter Flight and Stay in Vatican City to attend the Conference he says he was invited to. In the previous article in POLITICADE from April 27th: Margaret Archer, President of the Academy, said that Sanders went around her to get an invitation to the conference in order to win the Catholic vote in the US Presidential primary: Sanders made the first move, for the obvious reasons. He may be going for the Catholic vote but this is not the Catholic vote and he should remember that and act accordingly His use of it is clearly a pretext there will be nothing of policy relevance. www.politicade.com/...
In Todays Article June, 4th Politicade confirms that the FEC does not allow for Campaign Finance Money to be used for such a trip. Presidential Campaign Finance Reports, which include receipts and disbursements for the month of April, have been in processing status since they were submitted to the FEC on 5/20. Yesterday, the FEC made the detailed campaign finance reports available to the public.
Screen_Shot_2016-06-04_at_9.48.02_PM.jpg FEC FILING SHOWING SANDERS USE OF CAMPAIGN FUNDS TO CHARTER JET TO TRIP TO VATICAN CITY FOR STAFF, FAMILY AND PRESS
The reports provide evidence that Bernie Sanders illegally used campaign funds for his overnight stay in Italy with 10 family members. Lodging at the 5-star luxury Hotel Boscolo Exedra in Rome, Italy was billed to the campaign in the amount of $13,758. Rooms at the luxury hotel start at $400 a night and go up to $8,000 a night. Additional expenses include $883 for lodging and catering at Hotel Michelangelo in Rome.
On 4/8, Bernie Sanders announced he would travel to the Vatican on 4/15. Private chartered flights must be paid in full before scheduled departure date. On 4/11, the campaign disbursed $613,451 for chartered air travel. This amount dwarfs all other Sanders campaign air charter travel expenses to date.
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I wonder how quickly the MAIN STREAM MEDIA will call him out on this. One thing we know for sure. If it was HILLARY CLINTON it would have been in the media weeks ago. WITH BERNIE ...ONLY TIME WILL TELL!
More: http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/6/4/1534612/-Confirmed-Bernie-Sanders-Illegally-Used-Campaign-Funds-For-Overnight-Trip-To-Italy
Repeat. So now the truth of the illegal use of Campaign Funds has been revealed. Sanders Campaign Knowingly used the funds, raised by all of those $27 donations to make a trip that would be made by the 1% Bernie Constantly Rails On About.
Ball is in your park. Explain this.
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis said his brief encounter Saturday with U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders was a sign of good manners, "nothing more," and hardly evidence of interfering in American politics.
The White House hopeful called it a "real honor" to meet "one of the extraordinary figures" in the world, a kindred spirit on economic inequality, which is a main campaign theme of Sanders'.
Francis was on his way to Greece to highlight the plight of refugees and Sanders was wrapping up his trip to Rome when they met in the lobby of the pope's residence, the Domus Santa Marta hotel in the Vatican gardens. The Vermont senator had attended a Vatican conference Friday on economic inequality and climate change, and flew back to New York for campaign events on Saturday.
"This morning when I left, Sen. Sanders was there. ... He knew I was leaving at that time and I had the kindness to greet him and his wife and another couple who were with them," the pope told reporters traveling back with him to the Vatican.
Read More: https://www.yahoo.com/movies/bernie-sanders-pope-francis-meet-rome-205244070.html
Here is the Article Confirming Bernie Sanders illegally used Campaign Funds to pay for his Charter Flight and Stay in Vatican City to attend the Conference he says he was invited to. In the previous article in POLITICADE from April 27th: Margaret Archer, President of the Academy, said that Sanders went around her to get an invitation to the conference in order to win the Catholic vote in the US Presidential primary: Sanders made the first move, for the obvious reasons. He may be going for the Catholic vote but this is not the Catholic vote and he should remember that and act accordingly His use of it is clearly a pretext there will be nothing of policy relevance. www.politicade.com/...
In Todays Article June, 4th Politicade confirms that the FEC does not allow for Campaign Finance Money to be used for such a trip. Presidential Campaign Finance Reports, which include receipts and disbursements for the month of April, have been in processing status since they were submitted to the FEC on 5/20. Yesterday, the FEC made the detailed campaign finance reports available to the public.
Screen_Shot_2016-06-04_at_9.48.02_PM.jpg FEC FILING SHOWING SANDERS USE OF CAMPAIGN FUNDS TO CHARTER JET TO TRIP TO VATICAN CITY FOR STAFF, FAMILY AND PRESS
The reports provide evidence that Bernie Sanders illegally used campaign funds for his overnight stay in Italy with 10 family members. Lodging at the 5-star luxury Hotel Boscolo Exedra in Rome, Italy was billed to the campaign in the amount of $13,758. Rooms at the luxury hotel start at $400 a night and go up to $8,000 a night. Additional expenses include $883 for lodging and catering at Hotel Michelangelo in Rome.
On 4/8, Bernie Sanders announced he would travel to the Vatican on 4/15. Private chartered flights must be paid in full before scheduled departure date. On 4/11, the campaign disbursed $613,451 for chartered air travel. This amount dwarfs all other Sanders campaign air charter travel expenses to date.
snip//
I wonder how quickly the MAIN STREAM MEDIA will call him out on this. One thing we know for sure. If it was HILLARY CLINTON it would have been in the media weeks ago. WITH BERNIE ...ONLY TIME WILL TELL!
More: http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/6/4/1534612/-Confirmed-Bernie-Sanders-Illegally-Used-Campaign-Funds-For-Overnight-Trip-To-Italy
Repeat. So now the truth of the illegal use of Campaign Funds has been revealed. Sanders Campaign Knowingly used the funds, raised by all of those $27 donations to make a trip that would be made by the 1% Bernie Constantly Rails On About.
Ball is in your park. Explain this.
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis said his brief encounter Saturday with U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders was a sign of good manners, "nothing more," and hardly evidence of interfering in American politics.
The White House hopeful called it a "real honor" to meet "one of the extraordinary figures" in the world, a kindred spirit on economic inequality, which is a main campaign theme of Sanders'.
Francis was on his way to Greece to highlight the plight of refugees and Sanders was wrapping up his trip to Rome when they met in the lobby of the pope's residence, the Domus Santa Marta hotel in the Vatican gardens. The Vermont senator had attended a Vatican conference Friday on economic inequality and climate change, and flew back to New York for campaign events on Saturday.
"This morning when I left, Sen. Sanders was there. ... He knew I was leaving at that time and I had the kindness to greet him and his wife and another couple who were with them," the pope told reporters traveling back with him to the Vatican.
Read More: https://www.yahoo.com/movies/bernie-sanders-pope-francis-meet-rome-205244070.html
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Hillary chose to break rules and lie about them. That much is already a given. You all act like it's
think
Jun 2016
#3
You keep making excuses for poor behavior and blaming others for pointing it out.
think
Jun 2016
#12
Nope, just want to ensure justice prevails. Do you have a problem with that? nt
Live and Learn
Jun 2016
#7
Hillary Clinton Received, Stored, and Forwarded E-Mail with Classified Marking in April 2012: Report
w4rma
Jun 2016
#11
I absolutely stand with women. I will fight for women's rights and the rights of the
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#90
Having been here since 2004, I've never seen DU run out of things to talk about
Maru Kitteh
Jun 2016
#28
The law is clear here and without evidence of intent, there will be no indictment
Gothmog
Jun 2016
#73
Forgive we lowly humans... I believe quid pro quo...and I know it's Latin...
libdem4life
Jun 2016
#83
The FBI has announced that it does not expect there to be facts to justify charge
Gothmog
Jun 2016
#75
A friend sent me some comments recently from what she thinks were "Bernie" supporters...
LenaBaby61
Jun 2016
#49
It is kind of fun to watch their hopes being gradually...oh so gradually...dashed.
eastwestdem
Jun 2016
#38
Indictment is being witheld until after the convention and the dismantling of the Sanders campaign.
Purveyor
Jun 2016
#45
Oh...is that why they're still hanging on? Now I get it! Can't Sanders just suspend his campaign?
eastwestdem
Jun 2016
#56
Sanders has already registered with the Senate to run as an Independent in 2018.
stopbush
Jun 2016
#72
Will we still be able to support him as an (EEEK!) Independent in his run for the senate?
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jun 2016
#74
They are so pathetic that we should be comforting them, not antagonizing them.
NCTraveler
Jun 2016
#71