The Television Academy fired back at Donald Trump's claim that the Emmys are rigged. In a tweet earlier this week with a link to its voting process, the academy said: "Rest assured, the Emmys are not rigged." The Television Academy tweeted after Wednesday's debate in response to past claims from Donald Trump that the Emmys are 'all political.' How it came upThe response comes after Hillary Clinton said during Wednesday's presidential debate that Trump has a tendency to claim processes are rigged when he doesn't win. — @realDonaldTrumpCelebs weigh inFollowing the debate, the TV Academy, the organization behind the Emmys, wasn't the only one defending the awards process.

Source: CBC News October 22, 2016 19:41 UTC