Sanders: JPMorgan Chase, Other Banks Destroying Nation’s Fabric

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Bloomberg:

“JPMorgan Chase, and virtually every other major bank in this country,” Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders answers when asked by New York Daily News to name three U.S. corporations “destroying the national fabric.”

  • Sanders is quoted by New York Daily News in editorial board interview
  • Sanders says Apple isn’t in that category, through “I do wish they’d be manufacturing some of their devices, here, in the United States rather than in China” and paying fair share of taxes
    • Says GE closing plants, shipping jobs overseas, and avoiding taxes is an example of “greed” and “selfishness”
  • Says he’ll renegotiate all U.S. trade agreements if elected
    • On difference between him, Republican Donald Trump on trade: “We have some specificity and it isn’t just us going around denouncing bad trade”
  • Asked if his too-big-to-fail list is “essentially the list that already exists under Dodd-Frank? Under the Financial Stability Oversight Council?” he says…

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Clinton Wrong About Wall Street Attacks

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Fact Check website:

Hillary Clinton falsely claimed she is “the only candidate” in the presidential campaign “on either side” who has been attacked in advertising funded by “Wall Street financiers and hedge fund managers.” Actually, several candidates have been the target of ads funded in part by those in the financial industry.

In fact, by Clinton’s logic, real estate developer Donald Trump seems to be the favorite target of “Wall Street financiers and hedge fund managers” — not Clinton.

Clinton made her remarks on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on April 3. Host Chuck Todd showed a video clip of Bernie Sanders urging Clinton to release the transcripts of her paid speeches to business groups. Asked for her response, Clinton said Sanders was “misrepresenting my record when it comes to being tough on Wall Street,” adding that Wall Street financiers oppose her candidacy.

Clinton, April 3: I’m the only candidate…

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