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Sen. Bernie Sanders On Gun Control, Russian Meddling And Congressional Dysfunction

Senator Bernie Sanders joins us for an hour-long discussion and takes your calls.
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Senator Bernie Sanders joins us for an hour-long discussion and takes your calls.

Senator Bernie Sanders joins Vermont Edition for a discussion about the Russia investigation, the immigration debate, the Trump budget, his recent comments on gun legislation and more.

On Russia

During the interview, Sen. Bernie Sanders said he was unaware that Russian interference was promoting his 2016 presidential campaign.

Host Jane Lindholm raised the effort by foreign bodies, specifically Russia to convince American citizens "to believe something other than what they might otherwise believe."

Sanders: Absolutely

Lindholm: We've seen it in the Mueller indictments, we've seen the Russian government according to these indictments working to undermine Hillary Clinton—

Sanders: Absolutely

Lindholm: in many ways, including by supporting your campaign—

Sanders: Well, ha 'Supporting my campaign?' No," Sanders replied, "they were attacking Hillary Clinton's campaign using my supporters against them."

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Wednesday evening Sanders' campaign expanded on our conversation about Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election (you can find the exchange at ~11:31 in the audio above.) with the following statement:

Sanders' statement according to Politico's Gabriel Debenedetti: http://bit.ly/2EIH99P

Broadcast on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

Jane Lindholm is the host, executive producer and creator of But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids. In addition to her work on our international kids show, she produces special projects for Vermont Public. Until March 2021, she was host and editor of the award-winning Vermont Public program Vermont Edition.
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