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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders pauses while speaking during a campaign event, Monday, April 4, in Milwaukee, Wis. | AP Photo Sanders campaign sought to exclude DNC from debate

Bernie Sanders may be running for the Democratic nomination, but his campaign isn’t exactly working in tandem with the party.

In the negotiations leading up to the April 14 CNN/NY1 debate in Brooklyn, the Sanders campaign initially requested that neither the New York State Democratic Committee nor the Democratic National Committee be involved in any aspect of the debate, a source with knowledge of the discussions told Politico.

Ultimately, the issue was resolved, and the DNC will have the same level of involvement as in previous debates, though the state party will not participate.

Before the CNN debate came together on Monday, the Sanders campaign had committed to participating in a debate on ABC News’ “Good Morning America,” with designs on the show’s large audience. But a few hours after Hillary Clinton’s campaign informed the network on Friday that she would participate, Sanders pulled out, said two sources, including one network source.

Sanders and the DNC have long been at odds. Last week, the campaign kept alive a lawsuit against the DNC after the party briefly shut off his campaign's access to shared voter data in December over the discovery that someone on the Sanders campaign had access to data owned by Clinton. (The two sides said they are working to resolve the issue outside of court.)

The Sanders campaign has publicly stated that it believes the DNC favors Clinton. “The leadership of the Democratic National Committee is now actively attempting to undermine our campaign,” campaign manager Jeff Weaver said last year when the data breach was revealed.

Asked for comment about the debate negotiations, DNC spokesperson Luis Miranda referred to the DNC’s statement from Monday issued on behalf of Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the DNC’s chairwoman.

“With our campaigns in agreement, the Democratic National Committee has sanctioned a primetime debate for the evening of Thursday April 14th to be hosted by CNN and NY1 in New York. The debate meets the framework previously agreed to by both campaigns on timing, and allows our network partners enough time to build a venue and audience that will best showcase our candidates and their vision to keep America moving forward,” Schultz said in the statement. “Every time our candidates take the stage they show the temperament and judgment the American people expect in a President and Commander in Chief. While the Republican primary has sunk deeper and deeper into chaos, the Democratic primary continues to show democracy at its best and we look forward to seeing our candidates debate next week.”

A spokesperson for the Sanders campaign did not respond to multiple requests for comment. A spokesperson for the Clinton campaign also did not respond to a request for comment.

