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- US officials told Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont that the Russian government is working to help him win the Democratic nomination for president, the Washington Post reported on Friday.
- The revelation comes after an election security official told lawmakers in a classified briefing that the Russians are also working to help President Donald Trump get reelected.
- Trump and congressional lawmakers were reportedly informed of Russia's campaign to help Sanders clinch the Democratic nomination, but the type and scope of the Kremlin's interference is still unclear.
- "I don't care, frankly, who [Russian President Vladimir Putin] wants to be president," Sanders told the Post in a statement. "My message to Putin is clear: stay out of American elections, and as president I will make sure that you do."
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US officials told Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont that the Russian government is working to help him win the Democratic nomination for president, the Washington Post reported on Friday.
"I don't care, frankly, who [Russian President Vladimir Putin] wants to be president," Sanders told the Post in a statement. "My message to Putin is clear: stay out of American elections, and as president I will make sure that you do."See the rest of the story at Business Insider NOW WATCH: A law professor weighs in on how Trump could beat impeachment See Also:  |