DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultzsaid Bernie Sanders' campaign manager was a "damn liar." | Getty Debbie Wasserman Schultz once called Sanders' campaign manager a 'damn liar' She also called Jeff Weaver's behavior 'particularly scummy.'

Democratic National Committee chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz once referred to Bernie Sanders' campaign manager Jeff Weaver as a "damn liar" in an internal email to an aide.

"FYI, this morning on CNN Jeff Weaver was asked about the protests and threats of violence in Nevada," wrote DNC deputy communications director Mark Paustenbach on May 17. "He begins by saying Sanders supporters should 'act in a civil way' but then goes on to hit the state party."


"Damn liar," Wasserman Schultz wrote in response. "Particularly scummy that he barely acknowledges the violent and threatening behavior that occurred."

In another email, when informed by Paustenbach that Weaver had said the Sanders campaign should continue "to the convention," Wasserman Schultz responded: "He is an ASS."

(Weaver, in response, wrote to POLITICO: "Isn't the ass the mascot of the dem party?")

The emails come from a batch of internal DNC correspondence that was obtained by WikiLeaks and leaked Friday.

The emails, some of which are benign back-and-forth exchanges over scheduling, reveal a sometimes less-than-friendly approach the committee took to the Sanders campaign.

In a May 5 email from Chief Financial Officer Brad Marshall to Chief Executive Officer Amy Dacey, Marshall asks about getting Sanders to discuss his religious views, according to WikiLeaks.

"It might may no difference, but for KY and WVA can we get someone to >>ask his belief. Does he believe in a God. He had skated on saying he has a Jewish heritage. I think I read he is an atheist. This could make several points difference with my peeps. My Southern Baptist peeps would draw a big difference between a Jew and an atheist," Marshall wrote.

Marshall followed up in an email saying "it's these [sic] Jesus thing."

"Amen," Dacey wrote back.

In another email over discussions about a possible Democratic debate between Hillary Clinton and Sanders, Wasserman Schultz told aides to make clear to the Sanders campaign that any kind of debate hosted by Fox would have to be sanctioned by the DNC.

"As of right now, the Sanders campaign is not supporting a DNC sanctioned debate, which as you know, was part of the agreement when we added the four extra debates. We need to make sure that if we were going to entertain the possibility of having FOX host the final debate, that they understand that we start with this as a DNC sanctioned? debate and that is non-negotiable. Thanks," the chairwoman wrote in the email.

The DNC's research team also looked into Black Lives Matter activist DeRay McKesson about possibly doing an event with him.

"Finance asked us to vet DeRay to act as a surrogate, possibly with the Chair, at an upcoming event. He has been an issue since 9/2015 with no updates for his involvement in Black Lives Matter protests. I believe he is currently running for Mayor of Baltimore," DNC senior research supervisor Chadwick Rivard wrote in an email. "DeRay McKesson-organizes protests; active in the 'Black Lives Matter' Movement; has met with WH officials and candidates like Bernie Sanders; arrested during protests this past month in Ferguson, MO; tweeted assuming the shooter of the two reporters in VA was white."

After a chaotic Nevada Democratic convention that broke into anarchy after Sanders supporters lashed out over Clinton's win in the state, communications director Luis Miranda sent an email out with talking points directing staff on how to address the event.

"Violence is Unacceptable * First, let’s be clear, at the DNC we are neutral in this primary. *" Miranda wrote. "That said, violence and intimidation are absolutely unacceptable in our Democracy and in our primary process, and it is incumbent upon all of us in positions of leadership to speak out against it."

Wasserman Schultz's frustrations didn't end with members of Sanders' campaign. In another leaked email from May, the chairwoman was furious after "Morning Joe" co-host Mika Brzezinski said she should step down as chairwoman.

"This is the LAST straw. Please call [MSNBC President] Phil Griffin. This is outrageous. She needs to apologize," Wasserman Schultz wrote in an email to Miranda.