After months of controversy about her role in the party’s presidential primaries, Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz announced Sunday she will step down as chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee.
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The Sanders” supporters held paper signs that said “E-mails” on one side and “Thanks for the “help’ Debbie”, on the other.
Wasserman Schultz had become toxic to supporters of Sanders, who accused her of rigging the Democratic presidential nominating process in favor of Clinton.
Ahead of the DNC, Wasserman Schultz was introduced on Monday to Florida as “an unbelievable leader to the party”, but the crowd seemed to disagree.
“A compromise of this nature is something we take very seriously, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation will continue to investigate and hold accountable those who pose a threat in cyberspace”, it said.
Separately, the U.S. House of Representatives intelligence committee has been briefed on the hack and would seek information on any potential connection to Russian Federation or another state, said Representative Adam Schiff, the senior Democrat on the panel.
Pelosi says the matter should be “scrutinized”, and “I do think there should be some examination of what happened at the DNC and action should be taken”.
In one of the largest rallies planned for the day, a pro-Bernie Sanders group is expected to walk across the Ben Franklin Bridge, which connects Camden, New Jersey, with Philadelphia.
The cache of emails leaked on Friday by the WikiLeaks website disclosed that DNC officials explored ways to undercut Sanders’ insurgent presidential campaign, including raising questions about whether Sanders, who is Jewish, was an atheist.
Wasserman Schultz said she plans to step down at the end of the convention, though some Democrats are already saying she may not last that long. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, Sen.
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Philadelphia police called Sunday’s protests peaceful and said they were pleased with how things were going.
Miguel Valdez, a 32 year old Sanders delegate from Florida who protested loudly, told NBC News he could not be sure if Sanders supporters would protest as vigorously on the floor of the Wells Fargo Arena, where the Democratic National Convention will take place. Trump declared on Twitter: “The Dems Convention is cracking up”.
Resistance to Clinton was on display during a demonstration Sunday as many thronged to a main thoroughfare and chanted, “Hell no, DNC, we won’t vote for Hillary”. Kaine needs to win over skeptical voices in the party’s progressive wing, including a smattering of delegates who say they want a different VP candidate entirely. Bernie Sanders during the primary season, prompting Clinton’s campaign to point to a massive hacking of DNC computers in June that cybersecurity firms linked to the Russian government.
“If they marched yesterday in that heat, they will be here today”, she said.
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Speaking to a convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Clinton slammed many of his positions, vowing to stand by American allies, fight dictators and listen to the advice of military officials.
