IN A PREVIEW OF HER NEW BOOK, FORMER DNC CHAIR DONNA BRAZILE CONFIRMED THE DNC ACTIVELY COLLUDED WITH THE CLINTON CAMPAIGN DURING THE 2016 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY

After The 2016 Democratic Convention, Former DNC Chair, Donna Brazile, Said She Promised Bernie Sanders She Would Find Out If Hillary Clinton Had Rigged The Nomination Process

In An Excerpt From Her New Book, "Hacks: The Inside Story Of The Break-Ins And Breakdowns That Put Donald Trump In The White House," Former DNC Chair, Donna Brazile, Stated That She Found "Proof" Hillary Clinton's Campaign Had "Fixed The Nomination." "In an excerpt from 'Hacks: The Inside Story of the Break-ins and Breakdowns that Put Donald Trump in the White House' that was provided to Politico, Brazile explains how she was tasked with investigating the DNC after hacked emails suggested the Clinton campaign fixed the nomination.'" (Mallory Shelbourne, "Brazile: 'Proof' That Clinton Rigged Nomination Process 'Broke My Heart,'" The Hill , 11/2/17)

After The Democratic Convention, Brazile Said She "Promised Bernie" That She Would Find Out If Hillary Clinton's Team Had "Rigged The Nomination Process," As Suggested By Emails Leaked By Russian Hackers. "I had promised Bernie when I took the helm of the Democratic National Committee after the convention that I would get to the bottom of whether Hillary Clinton's team had rigged the nomination process, as a cache of emails stolen by Russian hackers and posted online had suggested. I'd had my suspicions from the moment I walked in the door of the DNC a month or so earlier, based on the leaked emails. But who knew if some of them might have been forged? I needed to have solid proof, and so did Bernie." (Donna Brazile, "Inside Hillary Clinton's Secret Takeover of the DNC," Politico , 11/2/17)

MSNBC'S Willie Geist: "Donna Brazile This Morning Destroys Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Says She Is Responsible And That The Clinton Campaign Fully Took Over The Process." MSNBC's WILLIE GEIST: "But my gosh, this Donna Brazile story that - Donna Brazile, author of a piece for Politico posted this morning. Essentially a postmortem of what happened in the 2016 race. She was of course named interim DNC after Debbie Wasserman Schultz stepped aside last July. Donna Brazile this morning destroys Debbie Wasserman Shultz, says she's responsible and that the Clinton campaign fully took over the process. She promised Bernie Sanders, Donna Brazile did, she'd get to bottom of whether or not it was rigged against him, the primary process. And her conclusion effectively was in a lot of ways yes it was. She also goes on to say she would get out in the country. She didn't believe the polls. She saw no enthusiasm for Hillary Clinton. It's a little rear end covering but an explosive piece. I talked to her three months before the campaign ended and she was saying the same thing off the record." (MSNBC, " Morning Joe ," 11/2/17)

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According To Brazile, She Discovered That The DNC And The Clinton Campaign Essentially Became One Operating Unit And Both Operated With The Goal Of Making Hillary Clinton The Nominee

Following President Obama's Reelection Campaign, The DNC Was In "Significant Debt" And, According To Brazile, Her Predecessor, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Was Not A Very Active Fundraiser. "So I followed the money. My predecessor, Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, had not been the most active chair in fundraising at a time when President Barack Obama's neglect had left the party in significant debt." (Donna Brazile, "Inside Hillary Clinton's Secret Takeover of the DNC," Politico , 11/2/17)

Brazile Stated That The DNC Became Dependent On Hillary Clinton's Campaign For Survival After They "Resolved The Party's Debt" And In Return, Clinton's Campaign Put The DNC On A "Starvation Diet" And Expected To "Wield Control Of Its Operations." " As Hillary's campaign gained momentum, she resolved the party's debt and put it on a starvation diet. It had become dependent on her campaign for survival, for which she expected to wield control of its operations." (Donna Brazile, "Inside Hillary Clinton's Secret Takeover of the DNC," Politico , 11/2/17)

In 2016, Hillary's Clinton's Fundraising PAC's Paid Off 80 Percent Of The DNC's $24 Million Debt And "Placed The Party On An Allowance." "Obama left the party $24 million in debt-$15 million in bank debt and more than $8 million owed to vendors after the 2012 campaign-and had been paying that off very slowly. Obama's campaign was not scheduled to pay it off until 2016. Hillary for America (the campaign) and the Hillary Victory Fund (its joint fundraising vehicle with the DNC) had taken care of 80 percent of the remaining debt in 2016, about $10 million, and had placed the party on an allowance." (Donna Brazile, "Inside Hillary Clinton's Secret Takeover of the DNC," Politico , 11/2/17)

Brazile Said The Day After The Convention, Clinton Campaign Chief Financial Officer, Gary Gensler, Told Her The Clinton Campaign "Had The DNC On Life Support" And Was Giving The DNC Money To "Meet Basic Expenses," And In Exchange, Was Using The DNC As A "Fund-Raising Clearinghouse." "On the phone Gary told me the DNC had needed a $2 million loan, which the campaign had arranged. 'No! That can't be true!' I said. 'The party cannot take out a loan without the unanimous agreement of all of the officers.' 'Gary, how did they do this without me knowing?' I asked. 'I don't know how Debbie relates to the officers,' Gary said. He described the party as fully under the control of Hillary's campaign, which seemed to confirm the suspicions of the Bernie camp. The campaign had the DNC on life support, giving it money every month to meet its basic expenses, while the campaign was using the party as a fund-raising clearinghouse." (Donna Brazile, "Inside Hillary Clinton's Secret Takeover of the DNC," Politico , 11/2/17)

Gensler Said Clinton's Campaign Had Control Over The DNC's Victory Fund Well Before She Received The Democratic Nomination, And That If The DNC Had Objected, The Party Would Have "Collapsed." "Individuals who had maxed out their $2,700 contribution limit to the campaign could write an additional check for $353,400 to the Hillary Victory Fund-that figure represented $10,000 to each of the 32 states' parties who were part of the Victory Fund agreement-$320,000-and $33,400 to the DNC. The money would be deposited in the states first, and transferred to the DNC shortly after that. Money in the battleground states usually stayed in that state, but all the other states funneled that money directly to the DNC, which quickly transferred the money to Brooklyn. 'Wait,' I said. 'That victory fund was supposed to be for whoever was the nominee, and the state party races. You're telling me that Hillary has been controlling it since before she got the nomination?' Gary said the campaign had to do it or the party would collapse." (Donna Brazile, "Inside Hillary Clinton's Secret Takeover of the DNC," Politico , 11/2/17)

Brazile Called The Funding Agreement Between The DNC And The Clinton Campaign "Unethical" And That It "Compromised The Party's Integrity." "The funding arrangement with HFA and the victory fund agreement was not illegal, but it sure looked unethical. If the fight had been fair, one campaign would not have control of the party before the voters had decided which one they wanted to lead. This was not a criminal act, but as I saw it, it compromised the party's integrity." (Donna Brazile, "Inside Hillary Clinton's Secret Takeover of the DNC," Politico , 11/2/17)

Liberal Members Of The Party Are Livid At The DNC

The Young Turks Producer, Emma Vigeland, Said Donna Brazile Has "Given Us Proof That The Democratic Primary Was Rigged In Favor Of Hillary Clinton." (Emma Vigeland, Twitter Feed, 11/2/17)

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) Said She Agrees That The Democratic Primary In 2016 Was Rigged And Now Democrats Need To "Hold This Party Accountable." CNN's JAKE TAPPER: "I want to ask you one other question, Senator, we learned today from former Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Donna Brazil that the Clinton Campaign in her view did rig the presidential nominating process by entering into an agreement to control day-to-day operations at the DNC. The Clinton campaign controlling the party's staffing, strategy, finances, communications, and that agreement was entered into in august of 2015, a year before she defeated Senator Bernie Sanders. This must shock you." SENATOR ELIZABETH WARREN (D-MA): "This is a real problem, but what we've got to do is Democrats now, we've got to hold this party accountable. When Tom was first -- Tom Perez was first elected chair of the DNC, the very first conversation I had with him is to say, you have got to put together a Democratic party in which everybody can have confidence that the party is working for Democrats, rather than democrats are working for the party. And he's being tested now. This is a test for Tom Perez. And either he's going to succeed by bringing Bernie Sanders and Bernie Sanders' representatives into this process and they're going to say it's fair, it works, we all believe it, or he's going to fail. And I very much hope he succeeds. I hope for democrats everywhere, I hope for Bernie and for all of Bernie supporters he's going to succeed." CNN's JAKE TAPPER: "Very quickly, Senator, do you agree with the notion that it was rigged?" SENATOR ELIZABETH WARREN (D-MA): "Yes." (CNN, " The Lead With Jake Tapper," 11/2/17)

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When Asked To Address Brazile's Allegations, Current DNC Chair Tom Perez Dodged The Question And Refused To Apologize

Current DNC Chair, Tom Perez, Dodged When Asked About Former DNC Chair Donna Brazile's Allegations That The 2016 Democratic Primary Was Rigged Stating "We're Moving Forward." CNBC's DOMINIC CHU: "We're definitely reading it now. I can't let you go, Tom, without asking if you've read Donna Brazile's piece about the DNC that's in Politico today any comment at all." DNC CHAIR TOM PEREZ: "Hey, we're moving forward we're building. I've been asked that question a number of times since I started. One of my goals here as DNC chair is to make sure that the nominating process for 2020 is a process that's totally fair and transparent for everybody. That's what we're fighting for and that's what we will do we're going to set the primary debate schedule well in advance of when we know who the candidates will be there we have to make sure that everything is fair and open and everybody has a fair shake that's what we're going to do." (CNBC, "Squawk Alley" 11/2/17)

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BUT, NOW BRAZILE IS TELLING A DIFFERENT STORY THAN LESS THAN A YEAR AGO, WHEN SHE SAID THE DNC ACTED FAIRLY DURING THE 2016 ELECTION

In March, Brazile Said The DNC Process During The 2016 Election Was "Scrupulously Fair" And There Was No Sign "Of Anyone Taking Action To Disadvantage The Sanders Campaign"

In March 2017, Donna Brazile Wrote The DNC Process During The 2016 Election Was "Scrupulously Fair And Beyond Reproach. In All The Months The Russians Monitored The D.N.C.'S Email, They Found Just A Handful Of Inappropriate Emails, With No Sign Of Anyone Taking Action To Disadvantage The Sanders Campaign." "In reality, not only was I not playing favorites, the more competitive and heated the primary got, the harder D.N.C. staff worked to be scrupulously fair and beyond reproach. In all the months the Russians monitored the D.N.C.'s email, they found just a handful of inappropriate emails, with no sign of anyone taking action to disadvantage the Sanders campaign." (Donna Brazile, "Donna Brazile: Russian DNC Narrative Played Out Exactly As They Hoped," Time Magazine , 3/17/17)

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