Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz attends a campaign rally at Florida International University Panther Arena on July 23, 2016 in Miami, Florida. Now, the Clinton and Trump campaigns are fighting over Russia’s role in the release of thousands of internal Democratic National Committee emails.
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Republican nominee Donald Trump, meanwhile, blasted Wasserman Schultz as “overrated” and contrasted her with his party’s chairman, Reince Priebus, calling the Wisconsin Republican “the tough one and the smart one”.
Her supporters pushed back, standing on chairs and yelling at the Sanders people to step back or sit down.
Pelosi blames the Russians for the hack of Democratic National Committee emails that revealed that party officials strategized against Bernie Sanders in favor of Hillary Clinton.
Tim Canova, Wasserman Schultz’s primary challenger for her Florida House seat, said Monday that he intends to launch a legal complaint over what he believes is evidence that the congresswoman misused DNC funds for her own re-election campaign.
After being pressed by JTA, Wasserman Schultz later backtracked, clarifying that she wasn’t pointing a finger at the Republican Party or her Republican colleagues in Congress, but rather Trump and his campaign officials.
“I am glad that she has agreed to serve as honorary chair of my campaign’s 50-state program to gain ground and elect Democrats in every part of the country, and will continue to serve as a surrogate for my campaign nationally”, the statement said. DNC Vice Chairwoman Donna Brazile will serve as interim chair through the election, the DNC said on Twitter.
Calling for Wasserman Schultz’s resignation, Mr. Solomon echoed a complaint of the Sanders campaign, that Wasserman Schultz’s decision to limit the number of primary debates and schedule the debates that were held on weekends and nights with low television ratings was meant to benefit Clinton.
Comedian-turned-Sen. Al Franken, a Clinton supporter, and actress Sarah Silverman, a Sanders supporter, made a joint appearance to promote party unity. Earnest said. “In some ways, when it comes to the view of the DNC whether they were fair to Senator Sanders, the person’s who opinion matters most, it’s not mine, it’s Senator Sanders”. This afternoon, I called her to let her know that I am grateful.
“I’m not shocked, but I’m disappointed” by the exchanges in the emails, Sanders told ABC’s “This Week”.
The Democratic primary in Wasserman Schultz’s district will take place August 30.
Just last week Debbie Wasserman Schultz was playing the anti-Semitism card against Donald Trump.
The scene was a troubling display of tumult for Democrats who awoke Monday to a firestorm over hacked party emails.
Clinton thanked Wasserman Schultz for her party leadership. Bernie Sanders’ campaign before Hillary Clinton became the Democrats’ presumptive presidential nominee. Two separate Russian intelligence-linked cyberattack groups were both in the DNC’s networks. They also hope having Hillary Clinton at the top of the ticket will energize a state party that’s been routed by Republicans over the past three elections.
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