Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Thursday that she believes the Democratic National Committee was “rigged” in favor of Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential primary.

Warren made the comments during two separate interviews, during which the Massachusetts senator was asked about book excerpts from Donna Brazile, the former interim acting chair of the DNC, which were published by Politico.

In the excerpts, Brazile detailed how the Clinton campaign helped the DNC, which was in “significant debt” financially.

“As Hillary’s campaign gained momentum, she resolved the party’s debt and put it on a starvation diet,” Brazile wrote. “It had become dependent on her campaign for survival, for which she expected to wield control of its operations.”


Warren, who held off on endorsing Clinton until the end of the primaries, was asked on PBS NewsHour by Judy Woodruff if, in light of the book excerpts, she thought the election was rigged.

“I think it was,” Warren responded.

When Woodruff remarked that was a “powerful charge,” Warren said what Democrats have to focus on is “the process was rigged.”

“Now it is up to Democrats to build a new process, a process that really works and works for everyone,” she said.

Warren was also asked by CNN’s Jake Tapper if she agreed “with the notion” that the election had been “rigged.”

“Yes,” she replied.