Sanders: Federal report on Clinton emails requires 'a hard look'

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29. NBC Host To Sanders: Your Take On Superdelegates Is A Bit 'Hypocritical'

I am just trying to understand Bernie, because he is this pristine paragon of righteousness. He says that e-mails are off-limits, then he says that they deserve a hard look. He complains about superdelegates, but then talks about how he is going to make a pitch to superdelegates in States that Hillary has won to ignore the popular vote. Now, if you tell me that he is just being flexible, pragmatic, and adjusting to changing circumstances, then I can respect that.

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"We're going to make the case for the superdelegates, "Your job is to make sure that Trump is defeated, that Bernie Sanders, in fact, for a variety of reasons, not just polling, is the strongest candidate.'"

Todd told Sanders he was contradicting himself.

"You're saying you want them to respect the vote in their state, then at the same time, you say, 'But oh, by the way, for those of you that are a superdelegate in a state that Clinton won, why don't you think about the general election?' It's a little bit hypocritical to be on both sides of those issues," Todd said.

"No, no, no, that's not what I'm saying," Sanders responded, arguing that the superdelegates have a "grave responsibility" to make sure presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump doesn't become president.