PHILADELPHIA — A spokesman for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign said on Monday he doesn’t “think” there will be proof tying Mrs. Clinton to the embarrassing Democratic National Committee emails that mused about undermining Sen. Bernard Sanders, but that the voters ultimately did have the final say in the Democratic nominating contest.
“I don’t think so,” Clinton campaign spokesman Brian Fallon said on CNN’s “New Day” when asked if there will be proof Mrs. Clinton was connected to the DNC efforts.
“But there’s a distinction to be drawn here between inappropriate emails being sent by DNC officials and a rigging of the nomination process,” Mr. Fallon said. “The two things are not the same — you can’t equate them.”
He said the nominating process was decided by the voters.
Wikileaks recently released a trove of internal DNC communications that included one official musing about making Mr. Sanders’ religion an issue in the Democratic primary contest. The release prompted the resignation of Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz from her post as chair of the DNC.
Mr. Fallon said he “can’t defend” the emails, and that it was “completely unacceptable” for staff to ponder going after Mr. Sanders’ religion.
“That official has apologized,” he said. “As we learn more, we’ll see if further action is necessary or warranted.
• David Sherfinski can be reached at dsherfinski@washingtontimes.com.
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