Did Hillary Clinton bend the rules during Wednesday's Democratic debate?

During the event, Fox News reporter Ed Henry tweeted a photo of Clinton with her aides, allegedly taken backstage during a commercial break:



Sanders aide Jeff Weaver told me photo circulating of @HillaryClinton w/staff during debate break violates DNC rules pic.twitter.com/CYeowyNI7y — Ed Henry (@edhenry) March 10, 2016

Henry followed up on his tweet within the hour, claiming that a Clinton aide he contacted was not aware of the photo:



Candidates are not supposed to confer w staff during commercial breaks -- Clinton aide Jen Palmieri told me she wasn't aware of pic — Ed Henry (@edhenry) March 10, 2016

The tweet spawned a dialogue over whether Clinton did, indeed, break the rules:



The Clintons would NEVER cheat! 😂



RT @edhenry: photo circulating of Hillary w/staff during break violates DNC rules pic.twitter.com/IPFWNxcRON — The Fighting Panda (@FightingPandaCo) March 10, 2016

Apparently #Hillary broke DNC rules at #DemDebate last night, meeting with aides btw segments. Not truly scandalous, but worth noting. — Michael Mariani (@mikesmariani) March 10, 2016

See DNC Rule 1 - DNC rules don't apply to Hillary https://t.co/gMsemWz9kB — JAMESG (@MgriffinJames) March 10, 2016

https://t.co/KeyAwmWwmZ So, Hillary can cheat at the debate and it's okay. Makes DNC sense! #FeelTheBern — Berning4America (@ChefLarryEdward) March 10, 2016