--- title: Bernie Sanders: Clinton Should Apologize Over 'Lying' Claim description: "Secretary Clinton, you owe us an apology. We were telling the truth," Sanders said. canonical: https://time.com/4279846/bernie-sanders-says-hillary-clinton-should-apologize-for-lying-accusation/ author: NBC News article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-04-02T14:08:15.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T16:25:01.046Z article:section: Politics og:title: Sanders Says Clinton Should Apologize for 'Lying' Accusation og:description: "Secretary Clinton, you owe us an apology. We were telling the truth" og:url: https://time.com/4279846/bernie-sanders-says-hillary-clinton-should-apologize-for-lying-accusation/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltba5272228235e90e/69888d75bc6cfcbf4a3dc69c/bernie-sanders1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Democratic Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders Campaigns In Seattle, Washington og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Sanders Says Clinton Should Apologize for 'Lying' Accusation twitter:description: "Secretary Clinton, you owe us an apology. We were telling the truth" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltba5272228235e90e/69888d75bc6cfcbf4a3dc69c/bernie-sanders1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Bernie Sanders Says Hillary Clinton Should Apologize for 'Lying' Accusation by [NBC News](https://time.com/author/nbc-news/) ## NBC News Apr 2, 2016 2:08 PM UTC  Bernie Sanders speaks to supporters on March 20, 2016 in Seattle, Washington. Bernie Sanders speaks to supporters on March 20, 2016 in Seattle, Washington.Matt Mills McKnight—Getty Images by [NBC News](https://time.com/author/nbc-news/) ## NBC News Apr 2, 2016 2:08 PM UTC SHEBOYGAN, Wisconsin — Senator Bernie Sanders said that his Democratic presidential primary opponent former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton owed him and his campaign an apology Friday evening over an ongoing spat about donations from the fossil fuel industry. “Secretary Clinton, you owe us an apology. We were telling the truth,” Sanders in response to accusations from Clinton’s campaign that he and his campaign had been “lying” and misconstruing Clinton’s relationship with the oil and gas industry. “The truth is that Secretary Clinton has relied heavily on funds from lobbyists working for the oil, gas, and coal industry,” Sanders said in. . . 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