Sanders sues Democratic Party for breach of contract
US Senator Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign has filed a lawsuit against the Democratic Party after the Democratic National Committee blocked the campaign’s access to sensitive voter information.
Sanders’ top advisers accused party leaders of attempting to sabotage the campaign by suspending its access to the voter database, a move that left the team “hamstrung” and led to the loss of "critical fundraising and publicity opportunities," according to new legal documents.
The suit, filed in Washington DC federal court on Friday evening, claims the campaign is losing $600,000 in donations each day as a result of the DNC’s action.
“The damage to the campaign’s political viability as a result of being unable to communicate with constituents and voters is far more severe and incapable of measurement,” it said.
"The DNC should not be permitted to tip the scales of the Democratic presidential primary without clear justification and contractual cause," the suit stated.
The NDC blocked Sanders’ campaign use of the voter database after his staffers allegedly exploited a brief breakdown of the firewall in the system to access information from front-runner Hillary Clinton’s campaign.
Sanders' campaign manager, Jeff Weaver, accused the Democratic establishment of actively trying to “undermine our campaign” and helping the Clinton campaign.
“We’re taking on the establishment, and I’m sure there are people within the Democratic establishment that are not happy about the overwhelming success that Senator Sanders is having all across this country,” he said.
Before the incident, Sen. Sanders received his largest union endorsement from the Communications Workers of America on Thursday, and the backing of liberal group Democracy for America.
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