Bernie Sanders: DNC Emails Should Cost Wasserman-Schultz Her Job

Debbie Wasserman-Schultz should have lost her job long ago for a whole host of reasons, and following the recent email dump by WikiLeaks, the DNC has decided to scrap her appearances at the convention this week.

Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz will not speak at or preside over the party's convention this week, a decision reached by party officials Saturday after emails surfaced that raised questions about the committee's impartiality during the Democratic primary.

The DNC Rules Committee on Saturday rescinded Wasserman Schultz's position as convention chairwoman, instead naming Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio, as permanent chair of the convention, according to a DNC source. She will gavel each session to order and will gavel each session closed, a role that had been expected to be held by Wasserman Schultz.

"She's been quarantined," another top Democrat said of Wasserman Schultz, following a meeting Saturday night.

Wasserman Schultz's stewardship of the DNC has been under fire through most of the presidential primary process, but her removal from the convention stage comes following the release of nearly 20,000 emails.

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