Brazile’s Misdirection on the Veracity of the WikiLeaks Emails

One email shows Donna Brazile, then working as a CNN commentator, emailing Podesta and Palmieri the day before a March 13 Democratic primary debate hosted by CNN with the subject heading: “From time to time, I get the questions in advance.” Brazile writes, “Here’s one that worries me about HRC,” and proceeds to lay out a detailed question Clinton will be asked about the death penalty. The next day at the debate, Clinton was asked that question, virtually word for word, by CNN’s Roland Martin. Brazile flatly denied a leak: “I never had access to questions and would never have shared them with the candidates if I did,” she said. But CNN media reporter Brian Stelter contacted Roland Martin, and he did not exactly back up Brazile’s denial. Martin admitted sharing debate questions with others at CNN and his staff. “When asked in a followup question if he would explicitly rule out any sharing of questions with Brazile, Martin did not respond,” reports Stelter.