Story highlights Clinton spokesman Brian Fallon was referring to comments made earlier in the week by Donald Trump

Clinton has nearly 450 more superdelegates than Sanders

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Washington (CNN) An aide to Hillary Clinton suggested Tuesday that Bernie Sanders is trying to "rig the system" by wooing Clinton's superdelegates.

Clinton spokesman Brian Fallon, speaking to CNN's Alisyn Camerota on "New Day," was referring to comments made earlier in the week by Donald Trump, who said he and Sanders were the victims of a "corrupt deal" in the primary process.

But, Fallon said, "If anybody is trying to rig the system right now to overturn the will of the people, it's Sen. Sanders."

Fallon noted that Clinton, who has nearly 450 more superdelegates than Sanders, also is leading the Vermont senator by more than 2 million votes. He said that the system is not rigged and that the rules have been in place for some time.

"So now that's forcing Sen. Sanders to go out and talk about the idea that he wants to try to flip superdelegates and get him to overturn the will of the people as expressed through who's won the most contests," Fallon said.

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