Press Release: Politico Exposes Clinton Campaign ‘Money-Laundering’ Scheme

Bernie Sanders Press Release ^ | May 2, 2016 | Press Release

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BURLINGTON, Vt. – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ campaign manager, Jeff Weaver, on Monday criticized a Hillary Clinton campaign fundraising scheme that state party leaders told Politico has been used as a self-serving “money-laundering” conduit.

Despite Clinton’s pledges to rebuild state parties, Politico found that less than 1 percent of the $61 million raised by the Victory Fund has stayed in the state parties’ coffers.

“Secretary Clinton is looting funds meant for the state parties to skirt fundraising limits on her presidential campaign,” Weaver said. “We think the Clinton campaign should let the state parties keep their fair share of the cash.”

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I can see that happening too, if all goes even halfway as expected. I am concerned about hillary dropping out and a last submittal of that Castro guy, a relatively unknown friend of bill...
FOB

[doug from upland]

[thouworm]

I missed this Politico article (no thread either) -—

Clinton fundraising leaves little for state parties: The Democratic front-runner says she’s raising big checks to help state committees, but they’ve gotten to keep only 1 percent of the $60 million raised.

By Kenneth P. Vogel and Isaac Arnsdorf
05/02/16 05:21 AM EDT

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/clinton-fundraising-leaves-little-for-state-parties-222670
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It’s back in the news because of this article:
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/05/21/clinton-cash-top-democrat-shaun-king-quitting-democratic-party-corruption-revelations/

which links to the above Politico article and to this article:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/king-leaving-democratic-party-article-1.2644307

“Did you know that Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who was a co-chair of Hillary Clinton’s 2008 campaign against Obama, and is now the chair of the DNC, earlier this year did away with all of the restrictions on lobbyists that President Obama put in place?”

...which links to this WaPo article and quote:

“The DNC’s recent, more sweeping reversal of the previous ban on donations from lobbyists and political action committees was confirmed by three Democratic lobbyists who said they have already received solicitations from the committee. The lobbyists requested anonymity to speak freely about the committee’s decision, which has been otherwise kept quiet.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/dnc-allowing-donations-from-federal-lobbyists-and-pacs/2016/02/12/22b1c38c-d196-11e5-88cd-753e80cd29ad_story.html
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From Bernie:
Press Release, May 2, 2016
Politico Exposes Clinton Campaign ‘Money-Laundering’ Scheme
https://berniesanders.com/press-release/politico-exposes-clinton-campaign-money-laundering-scheme/