Communications strategist Joel Johnson advised Podesta to “crush [Sanders] as hard as you can” in a Feb. 21 email that came on the heels of Clinton’s Feb. 20 win in the Nevada caucus. “I agree with that in principle,” Podesta responded. See Predictions Map →But despite the recommendations, Sanders proved to be a consistent thorn in Clinton’s side, until she locked up the nomination on June 7. A month after Johnson’s email, Clinton aide Minyon Moore excoriated Sanders in an exchange that was forwarded to Podesta. Both emails about Sanders, who later endorsed Clinton, were unearthed after Podesta’s Gmail account was hacked and its contents subsequently posted on anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks.

Source: Fox News November 03, 2016 17:48 UTC