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Sanders Says Clinton Broke the Law

April 19, 2016 at 8:56 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 377 Comments

“Bernie Sanders accused rival Hillary Clinton on Monday of appearing to violate campaign finance laws with her expansive use of a joint fundraising committee set up last year with the national party,” the Washington Post reports.

“The controversy seemed to further sour relations between the two Democratic hopefuls at a point in the campaign where their patience with one another had already worn extremely thin, as evidenced by their testy debate in Brooklyn this week.”

First Read: “Sanders has earned the right to have a voice within the Democratic Party going forward. But what does he want? And will he do it in a way that can maximize influencing the party? Because things like this doesn’t help win friends and influence people inside your own party.”

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Filed Under: 2016 Campaign Tagged With: Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton

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