Trump Campaign Blames White Nationalist Delegate Selection On Computer Error

SACRAMENTO (AP) — Donald Trump's campaign says a computer problem resulted in a prominent white nationalist being included on a list of his potential California delegates.

The campaign says the name has been withdrawn and a corrected list resubmitted to state officials.

Trump's California director, Tim Clark, says in a statement Tuesday that a "database error" was at fault.

The campaign says potential delegate William Johnson had been rejected and removed from the campaign's list in February.

Johnson's appearance on the list was first reported by Mother Jones magazine.

Johnson is a Trump supporter who tells The Associated Press that he received an email from Clark earlier Tuesday informing him that his name had been "erroneously listed" as a delegate.

In California, Republican candidates pick potential delegates to the GOP's summer convention. They are selected based on the outcome of voting in the state's June 7 primary.