When I asked why Bernie Sanders was telling a story that he didn't verify and turned out not to be true, Sanders spokesperson told me he's "not a great fan of reporters who try to provoke controversy where none exists"https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/24/bernie-sanders-russian-trolls-false-story-423413 …
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Replying to @IsaacDovere
@jasoncherkis & I wrote about Mattes’ efforts a year ago. At the time, the Sanders campaign hadn’t heard of what he’d done, so Bernie is just going off press reports here, not any personal recollection8 replies 19 retweets 81 likes -
Are you saying for some reason that makes it okay? Why does everyone feel such pressure to cover for him? Especially now that we know all the "energy and enthusiasm" was all Russian bots, not American voters.
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Not covering, explaining what Mattes meant.
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