--- 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: 2026-10-05T08:50:37.279Z article:section: Politics og:title: Sanders Says Clinton Should Apologize for 'Lying' Accusation og:description: "Secretary Clinton, you owe us an apology. 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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. . . [_Read the rest of the story from our partners at NBC News_](http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-owes-me-apology-over-lies-claim-n549541?cid=par-time%5F20160402) ## Transcript [00:00] Will you talk about climate change? [ INAUDIBLE ] talk [00:00] [ INAUDIBLE ] will be okay. [ MUSIC ]. I have money from [00:00] people who work for fossil fuel. I was so sick [00:00] [ INAUDIBLE ]. [ LAUGH ]. I am so sick of the Sanders [00:00] campaign lying about that. [ INAUDIBLE ]. 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