Sanders affirms Support of Dem Platform After Clinton Speech Leak

Source: NBC News

Sen. Bernie Sanders reacted Saturday to a hacked batch of emails from the campaign of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton which appeared to reveal excerpts from Clinton's private paid speeches to Wall Street by reaffirming his support for her party's agenda.

"Whatever Secretary Clinton may or may not have said behind closed doors on Wall Street, I am determined to implement the agenda of the Democratic Party platform, which was agreed to by her campaign," read the statement provided to NBC News by Sanders' spokesman Michael Briggs.

"Among other things, that agenda calls for breaking up the largest financial institutions in this country, re-establishing Glass-Steagall and prosecuting those many Wall Street CEOs who engaged in illegal behavior," the statement concluded.

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But the new statement from Clinton's former primary opponent-turned-surrogate suggests that Sanders intends to put these paid speeches and revelations behind him.

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I guess Putin and Trump can just suck on it after their latest efforts to put Trump into office have failed.