Bernie Sanders funneled an eye-popping amount of money from his campaign to wife’s nonprofit

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Bernie Sanders funneled an eye-popping amount of money from his campaign to wife’s nonprofit
October 23, 2023 | Chris Donaldson

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) funneled tens of thousands of dollars from his campaign into his wife’s and stepson’s nonprofit last quarter, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings.

Fox News Digital reported that the outlet found that the twice-failed Democratic Party presidential candidate transferred $75,000 from his campaign’s coffers to the Sanders Institute, a left-wing think tank that was founded by spouse Jane O’Meara Sanders and David Driscoll, the senator’s stepson, after his failed 2016 campaign.

The money went to the group on August 8, according to its recently released FEC filings. The cash infusion follows $200,000 that Comrade Bernie’s committee sent to the Sanders Institute earlier this year, the outlet reported, adding that “the group has appeared to perform very little work while paying Driscoll six figures worth of compensation.”

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Bernie Sanders siphons off $75,000 in campaign donations to family organization
 by Gabe Kaminsky  •  Oct. 23, 2023
Washington Examiner via MSN News

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) moved tens of thousands of dollars from his campaign chest to his wife and stepson's "progressive" think tank, Federal Election Commission records show.

The $75,000 cash transfer occurred on Aug. 8 and was listed as a "charitable donation" to the Sanders Institute, a nonprofit group founded in 2017 by the senator's wife, Jane O’Meara Sanders, and her son, David Driscoll, Fox News reported. While not necessarily unlawful, ethics experts and attorneys have long expressed dismay over politicians funneling campaign money to relatives, holding the practice could lead to powerful families enriching themselves with donor funds.

"The fact that the group is run by family is one of the things that encourages advance scrutiny," Dan Backer, a Republican campaign finance lawyer, told the Washington Examiner.

It's unclear what project under the think tank the $75,000 will be used for, and the Sanders Institute did not return a request for comment. The think tank was formed in the fallout of the senator's failed 2016 presidential campaign, though it shut down briefly when he sought the White House in 2020, "so there could not even be an appearance of impropriety," Jane Sanders said at the time.  ...

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Happening Now: An investigation has found that Bernie Sanders has been funneling campaign contributions to his wife’s nonprofit.  The non profit is a progressive “think tank” which is supposed to promote progressive ideas.
It just so happens the executive director is her son, who is paid a staggering $160,000/year for what appears to be very little work.  Also, the organization has little to show for all of the donations it receives. 
This year alone Bernie has sent $275,000 to the organization from his campaign donors, and when he ran for President he sent over $300,000.  Every year it’s been active his stepson has raked in $150,000+. 
Are you feeling the Bern?

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Nothing will happen to him.
He is "of The Party"...