Trade Debate Gives Bernie Sanders a Chance to Put Hillary Clinton on the Hot Seat

He is setting the first in a number of political traps for her with next week's start of a congressional debate over trade legislation.

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks at a press conference at the the U.S. Capitol May 6, 2015 in Washington, DC.

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Senator Bernie Sanders is setting the first in a number of political traps for Hillary Clinton with next week's start of a congressional debate over trade legislation.

The Vermont independent challenging Clinton for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination is dialing up pressure for her to take a stand on a 12-nation Pacific trade deal she's supported in the past.