31.03.2019 - 15:08 [ Washington Post ]

Did Wall Street get a ‘trillion-dollar bailout’ during the financial crisis?

(18.3.2019)

Sanders, who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination, includes a version of this line in his stump speeches — as part of a slew of statements that he says demonstrates how the system is rigged in favor of the rich and powerful.

But his language is a bit slippery and exaggerated.