Clintons should pay off Sanders Debts including the Vatican Thing

[JI7]

As part of uniting against Trump and supporting Clinton as the Nominee the Clintons should pay off Sanders' debts .

I think that would be best for all sides.

[hrmjustin]

1. How much is his debt?

[Recursion]

19. $0 as of April 30

Though, again, he might have some outstanding commercial paper stuff for cash flow reasons which isn't "debt" in a real sense (it's already marked as "spent" from cash on hand if so).

I suppose it's possible he burned through is $6 million on hand plus what he raised in the interim, but I would doubt it.

[DURHAM D]

2. They should help him with his campaign debts but

not his Rome vacation.

[itsrobert]

9. Yup, paying for his Rome Vacation maybe a FEC violation

Might get Hillary sent to jail. Maybe this is why the OP wants Hillary to pay for the Rome vacation?

[Demsrule86]

10. I doubt legally

if this is an illegal use of money,Clinton would be allowed to pay the debts...Jesse Jackson Jr. went to jail for campaign 'errors' like this.

[DURHAM D]

15. I think you have conflated two issues.

I don't have any idea how BS can legally repay his campaign for the improper use of campaign funds for his family outing other than out of his own pocket.

otoh - Anyone, including Obama, the Clintons, etc, can raise money for his Presidential campaign to pay off his legitimate campaign debts. This is assuming that he will be in debt when he stops spending money on a campaign.

[Demsrule86]

22. I think he is in debt

that is part of his desperation and his desire to go to the convention...keep the dollar rolling in.

[itsrobert]

3. Sanders supposedly has no debts

Unless he has to return all those foreign donations the FEC is investigating.

[RandySF]

4. No Effing Way

What happened to all the money he supposedly raised?

[onehandle]

5. Let him pay for his own book generation tour.

'Chapter 31: How I Put The Pope On The Spot'

[Demsrule86]

6. Nope not unless he concedes and endorses...

He has to make a serious effort to get this supporters on board too...no well it is Sec. Clinton's job.

[JI7]

8. yes, i said as part of the unity against Trump and his getting behind Clinton

it would not be anything for the Clintons to pay it off.

[JonLeibowitz]

7. This is a clever smear -- it implies there are debts. Question: do you have any source showing them?

[JI7]

12. campaign debts are a common thing it's not a smear at all

[JonLeibowitz]

14. So you have evidence?

To imply he has them when he does not would be dishonest.

[Agnosticsherbet]

11. Campaign debts would be likley,

but it would not be appropriate to pay back his campaign for his possible misuse of funds.

People should run a Gofundme if he has to pay it back.

[woolldog]

13. That would be corrupt.

And the very type of thing that Sanders is against.

[Nye Bevan]

16. At most, the Clinton campaign should tell Sanders that they will consider it 6 weeks from now,

and then wait to see how enthusiastically he endorses and campaigns for Hillary during that time before making any final decision.

[TeamPooka]

17. What debts? I thought Bernie was a money machine?

[Txbluedog]

20. The Sanders campaign has until the 15th to disclose May financisld

At this point all we know is that the campaign has $6 million on hand at the end of April. Depends on how much he raised and spent in May and now June

[PoliticAverse]

21. You are suggesting the Clintons should violate federal campaign finance law. n/t

[LiberalFighter]

23. Doubt that would be legal.

Best that could happen is for her to setup fundraisers for that purpose. But that won't happen until after the general election is over.