In a letter sent Friday, the Sanders campaign labeled the committee co-chairs, former congressman Barney Frank (Mass.) “In a March interview, Mr. Frank defamed Senator Sanders as ‘outrageously McCarthyite,’” Sanders campaign counsel Brad Deutsch wrote in the letter to the DNC. (Reuters)The relationship between the Democratic National Committee and Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.) grew more heated Saturday after the DNC rejected his campaign’s request for the removal of the co-chairs of the standing committee on rules. The full letter from the Sanders campaign is below: On the day of the Indiana Democratic primary, Bernie Sanders told supporters in Louisville that American voters won't elect Republican front-runner Donald Trump president.

Source: Washington Post May 28, 2016 18:19 UTC