Sanders wants supporters represented at party convention

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Friday threatened a floor fight over rules and platform planks at the party's summer convention on Friday, warning the Democratic National Committee not to stack the convention's standing committees with supporters of Hillary Clinton.

The prospect of a procedural wrench thrown into the party's flagship event is likely to cause headaches for Democratic leaders trying to forge a united front against Donald Trump, the likely Republican nominee.

Sanders has amassed some 9 million votes during the nation's primaries and caucuses, and has said even if he fails at getting the final nomination, he wants to shape the party's agenda on issues like wealth disparity, financial reform and the role of big money in politics.

The platform committee considers the party's stance on a wide range of policy issues while the rules committee sets the guidelines governing the convention.