Jordan Belfort on Harris Campaign’s Massive Debt: ‘Seems Like a Giant Money Laundering Operation’

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BELFORT: "Well, listen, I don’t want to accuse anyone of anything, I don’t want to get in trouble, Jesse, but it seems more like a giant money laundering operation more than anything. I mean, you take in this massive amount of money, right? Okay. Oprah, I’m really shocked about Oprah. Why does Oprah need a million dollars? Like, Oprah's a billionaire. I was shocked, I thought she was doing it because she believed in it. But here’s the thing, you know, there’s laws against two things. Number one, you can’t make false statements, but also material omissions of fact. They were keeping everybody in the dark about how bad things were there, just basically painting this rosy picture when meanwhile it’s like they’re all in quicksand sinking really fast, and they’re trying to get people to give more and more and more. And I bet you, when this comes out, you’ll see there were massively inflated salaries for all the consultants and consultants who hired more consultants. Not to mention, by the way, what were they thinking, $450,000 to be on the Sphere. Who’s going to vote for her because she’s on the Sphere? I mean, somebody's going to walk by and say, 'Oh, look at her face! I gotta vote for her.' The whole thing is so insane. But I’ll tell you what, stupidity is a great defence against breaking the law, saying, 'I’m just a moron. I didn't do anything illegal, I’m just a moron overpaying people, didn’t know what I was doing.' So her defense is, 'I’m an idiot.'"