“Notorious Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff has filed a petition with the Justice Department asking that President Trump reduce his 150-year prison sentence,” CNBC reports.
Vilsack Compares Trump to Bernie Madoff
Potential Democratic vice presidential pick Tom Vilsack compared Donald Trump to one of the most notorious fraudsters in U.S. history, NBC News reports.
Said Vilsack: “Donald Trump is sort of to politics what Bernie Madoff was to investment. He is selling something that people don’t fully understand and appreciate what it actually means.”
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