Washington Post: US officials told Sanders that Russia is trying to help his campaign

Washington (CNN)US officials have told Sen. Bernie Sanders that Russia is trying to help his presidential campaign as part of their efforts to meddle with the Democratic primary contest,people familiar with the matter told The Washington Post.

It remains unclear how Russia is attempting to help Sanders, the paper reported. 

News of the briefing to Sanders -- who is topping the Democratic field in polls after strong showings in Iowa and New Hampshire -- comes after the intelligence community's top election security official delivered a briefing to lawmakers last week warning them that intelligence officials believe Russia is taking steps to help President Donald Trump win, three sources familiar with the matter have told CNN.

Sanders said in a statement Friday that "Unlike Donald Trump, I do not consider Vladimir Putin a good friend."

"He is an autocratic thug who is attempting to destroy democracy and crush dissent in Russia. Let's be clear, the Russians want to undermine American democracy by dividing us up and, unlike the current president, I stand firmly against their efforts, and any other foreign power that wants to interfere in our election," he said.

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