Republican President Donald Trump and U.S. lawmakers have also
been informed about the Russian assistance to Senator Sanders,
said the Post, which cited unnamed people familiar with the
matter.
It was not clear what form the Russian assistance had taken, the
paper added.
"I don't care, frankly, who (Russian President Vladimir) Putin
wants to be president. My message to Putin is clear: stay out of
American elections, and as president I will make sure that you
do," Sanders said in a statement responding to the report.
(Reporting by Tim Ahmann; Writing by Mohammad Zargham; editing
by Jonathan Oatis)
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