The Commission on Presidential Debates responded to Donald Trump’s assertion that the debates are “rigged” by two of them being held at the same time as major NFL games. Here is a statement from the CPD:

Just in: lengthy statement from the Commission on Presidential Debates pic.twitter.com/dYDT0pdreO — Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) July 31, 2016

Nutshell:

Presidential debate commission statement: set debates a year in advance; cant avoid some sports events, but has never rescheduled debate. — Jonathan Landay (@JonathanLanday) July 31, 2016

There you have it.

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