And Perez picked John Podesta – who served as Clinton’s 2016 campaign manager – to have a seat on the committee. CLINTON PUSHES BACK AGAINST CRITICISM OF HER JABS AT SANDERSThe populist independent Vermont senator lost a long and divisive primary nomination battle to Clinton four years ago, in which Sanders supporters felt the DNC was stacked against their candidate’s outsider run for the White House. Four years later, many Sanders allies and supporters remain suspicious of the DNC. 2016 presidential preference was not considered for this convention's appointments. And there’s already a couple of high-profile Sanders supporters who’ve been appointed to the committees as well, including Larry Cohen, a co-founder of pro-Sanders group "Our Revolution."

Source: Fox News January 28, 2020 16:00 UTC