Jane Sanders’ alleged bank fraud is a lot like Bernie Sanders’ approach to policy. Make grandiose proposals, fudge the details to win over support, and ignore anyone who points out that you’re being fiscally-irresponsible. Unfortunately for Burlington, Jane Sanders’ drove an educational institution into the ground. But fortunately for the country – as Hillary Clinton pointed out – Bernie has never been able to successfully legislate his fiscal irresponsibility in Congress.

After dodging repeated questions from reporters, CNN’s Erin Burnett asked Sen. Bernie Sanders twice if he’s aware of an FBI investigation into him and his wife for fraud. Bernie dodged twice, and then lied a bunch.

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Here are just a few of Bernie’s false claims….

Claim: Jane Sanders left Burlington College “in better shape than it had ever been.” (Jane Sanders herself has said “it was in excellent financial condition” when she left.)

Reality: The chair of Burlington College’s board of trustees called the debt Jane Sanders incurred “crushing.” She signed bank documents claiming she had $1.2 million in commitments from donors for the first year after securing the bank loan. The college received only $279,000. As longtime Sanders’ reporter Harry Jaffe concluded: ”In hindsight, it’s hard to avoid blaming Jane Sanders for the Burlington College fiasco. She took over a struggling-but-functioning institution and set it on a course that led to its demise.”

Claim: A pro-Trump, Republican activist launched this FBI investigation.

Reality: The FBI investigation has been going on since early 2016, according to the chair of the Burlington College board of trustees. The Vice Chairman of the Vermont Republican Party also cannot launch FBI investigations, nor can he deploy FDIC investigators to interview donors and accountants.

Claim: Fraud allegations and political attacks against Jane Sanders are inappropriate.

Reality: Aside from driving Burlington College into the ground, Jane Sanders ran Bernie’s first congressional campaign, served as his chief of staff in Congress, was a “central figure” in his presidential campaign, and seemingly has no desire to exit the political arena.

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