Bernie Sanders Just Filed Paperwork To Sue The DNC. Here’s Why.

Source: Think Progress

Late in the day on Thursday, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) filed paperwork to continue an ongoing lawsuit against the Democratic National Committee. The reason surrounds an incident with the Hillary Clinton campaign that occurred more than three months ago.

The lawsuit argues that the DNC unfairly barred Sanders from accessing critical voter information — specifically, a 50-state “voter file” containing information about how to reach potential voters. The DNC briefly suspended Sanders’ access to that file in December, after one of his staffers improperly accessed Clinton’s voter data.

At the time, Sanders’ campaign officials admitted that their staffer did improperly look at Clinton’s data. But they contended that it was also the DNC’s fault, because a DNC software vendor allowed a glitch in the system which ultimately made Clinton’s data available. The glitch also made Sanders’ data available to the Clinton campaign — though no one on Clinton’s staff looked at it.

More complications arose. DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz accused the Sanders team of exporting and downloading Clinton’s voter data to use at a later date. Sanders campaign officials denied this charge, and said they did not do anything with the information. “We did not gain any material benefit,” said Sanders’ former national data director Josh Uretsky, who was later fired over the incident.

Eventually, the DNC suspended Sanders’ access to the voter file. One day later, the DNC and Sanders came to a deal, and Sanders’ access to the voter file was restored.

Still, the Sanders’ campaign sued, arguing that the DNC overreacted by suspending their access, and had harmed their ability to campaign on an equal playing field with Clinton. Moreover, Sanders’ attorneys argued that the DNC broke its contract with the campaign, which stated that the DNC must give notice before suspending access to information. The campaign is seeking $75,000 in damages.

“The DNC, in an inappropriate overreaction, has denied us access to our own data,” Sanders campaign Weaver said at the time. “In other words, the leadership of the Democratic National Committee is actively trying to undermine our campaign.”

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In Case You Missed It: Rep. Matt Cartwright Convicted Rick Snyder on Flint Water Crisis

LIVE NOW: Oversight Democrats rip Snyder on Flint

Source: Detroit News

Washington — Democrats on the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee rebuked Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder as he acknowledged Thursday the state’s responsibility for the Flint water crisis, accusing his administration of incompetence and environmental discrimination.

“I’ve had about enough of your false contrition and your phony apologies,” Rep. Matt Cartwright of Pennsylvania told the governor.

Cartwright peppered Snyder with a series of questions over when he and his administration became aware of problems with Flint water, including the eventual findings of elevated lead levels and a possible link to an outbreak of fatal Legionnaires’ disease.

Snyder said his administration did follow up on initial concerns with Flint water quality but continued “to get reaffirmation from career bureaucrats that the water was safe.” He insisted he did not personally know about the lead levels until he took action in October 2015 and did not learn about Legionnaires’ spikes until early 2016.

“Plausible deniability only works when it’s plausible, and I’m not buying any of this that you didn’t know until October 2015,” Cartwright said. “You were not in a medically induced coma for a year.”

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