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Sanders Wins Back DNC Data Access After Day of Clashes

Senior adviser Tad Devine accuses party leaders of "grinding our campaign to a halt" in an appearance on Bloomberg Politics' With All Due Respect.

How Damaging Is the Data Flap to the Sanders Campaign?

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Facing its biggest challenge of the year, Bernie Sanders’ underdog Democratic presidential campaign filed suit against the party on Friday. His top aides accused party leaders of attempting to sabotage the socialist insurgent's campaign after a breach of sensitive voter information that led Sanders to fire his national data director.

By early Saturday morning, the Democratic National Committee restored access to data the Sanders campaign wanted but not before a withering war of words involving party officials and the campaigns of both Sanders and Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton. Each side in the fight said the other had capitulated.