Seth Rich, slain DNC staffer, had contact with Wikileaks
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weird how this story comes out and then like 30 minutes later the Washington Post publishes their bogus hit piece
The Democratic National Committee staffer who was gunned down on July 10 on a Washington, D.C., street just steps from his home had leaked thousands of internal emails to WikiLeaks, investigative sources told Fox News.
A federal investigator who reviewed an FBI forensic report -- generated within 96 hours after DNC staffer Seth Rich's murder -- detailing the contents Rich’s computer said he made contact with WikiLeaks through Gavin MacFadyen, a now-deceased American investigative reporter, documentary filmmaker, and director of WikiLeaks who was living in London at the time.
“I have seen and read the emails between Seth Rich and WikiLeaks,” the federal investigator told Fox News, confirming the MacFadyen connection. He said the emails are in possession of the FBI, while the stalled case is in the hands of the Washington Police Department.
The revelation is consistent with the findings of Rod Wheeler, a former DC homicide detective and Fox News contributor and whose private investigation firm was hired by a third party on behalf of Rich’s family to probe the case. Rich was shot from behind in the wee hours, but was not robbed.
“My investigation up to this point shows there was some degree of email exchange between Seth Rich and WikiLeaks,” Wheeler said. “I do believe that the answers to who murdered Seth Rich sits on his computer on a shelf at the DC police or FBI headquarters.”
The federal investigator, who requested anonymity, said 44,053 emails and 17,761 attachments between Democratic National Committee leaders, spanning from January 2015 through late May 2016, were transferred from Rich to MacFadyen before May 21.
On July 22, just 12 days after Rich was killed, WikiLeaks published internal DNC emails that appeared to show top party officials conspired to stop Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont from becoming the party’s presidential nominee. That controversy resulted in Debbie Wasserman Schultz resigning as DNC chairperson. A number of Sanders supporters refused to back party nominee Hillary Clinton, and some subsequently formed groups to work against Clinton and the party.
WikiLeaks leader Julian Assange has stopped short of identifying Rich as the source of the emails, but has taken a keen interest in the case, and has not denied working with Rich.
“WikiLeaks has decided to issue a US$20k reward for information leading to conviction for the murder of DNC staffer Seth Rich,” the organization announced.
Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department has no suspects and no substantial leads as to who the killer or killers may be, sources close to the investigation said. Metropolitan Police, including the police chief, have refused to discuss the case, despite requests from Fox News dating back 10 months.
The department released a statement on the case saying it remains an active investigation and that detectives are working with Rich's family.
"If there are any individuals who feel they have information, we urge them to call us at (202) 727-9099 or text us at 50411," read the statement. "The department is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information on this case that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible."
The FBI’s national office declined to comment, but sources said the bureau provided cyber expertise to examine Rich’s computer.
Wheeler believes powerful forces are preventing the case from a thorough investigation.
“My investigation shows someone within the D.C. government, Democratic National Committee or Clinton team is blocking the murder investigation from going forward,” Wheeler told Fox News. “That is unfortunate. Seth Rich’s murder is unsolved as a result of that.”
A spokesman for the Rich family said Wheeler was not authorized to speak for the family and called assertions Seth Rich sent emails to WikiLeaks "unsubstantiated." Brad Bauman said even if purported emails were to surface, it would not necessarily mean Rich had helped WikiLeaks.
"Even if tomorrow, an email was found, it is not a high enough bar of evidence to prove any interactions as emails can be altered and we've seen that those interested in pushing conspiracies will stop at nothing to do so," Bauman said. "We are a family who is committed to facts, not fake evidence that surfaces every few months to fill the void and distract law enforcement and the general public from finding Seth's murderers."
Whatever Rich's possible activities prior to his murder, the case remains a mystery.
Two assailants caught on a grainy video tape from a camera posted outside a grocery mart, shot Rich twice in his back, but did not take his wallet, cell phone, keys, watch or necklace worth about $2,000.
Police should consider all angles, Wheeler said, especially in light of Assange’s statements to a Dutch television reporter who asked about Rich.
“I am suggesting,” Assange told the Dutch reporter, “that our sources take risks, and they, they become concerned to see things occurring like that.”
On Twitter, WikiLeaks announced the reward but said Assange’s statement “should not be taken to imply that Seth Rich was a source for WikiLeaks or to imply that his murder is connected to our publications” because WikiLeaks has a policy not to release the names of its sources, even after their death.
In subsequent appearances on Fox News Channel, Assange confirmed, “We're interested in anything that might be a threat to alleged WikiLeaks sources.”
Assange has not returned a series of recent emails from Fox News about Rich. MacFadyen, who was considered a mentor by Assange, died of lung cancer on Oct. 22 at age 76.
D.C. police have announced a $25,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of Rich’s killer. Republican lobbyist Jack Burkman has offered a separate $130,000 reward.
Rich had been at Lou’s City Bar a couple of miles from his home until about 1:15 a.m. He walked home, calling several people along the way. He called his father, Joel Rich, who he missed because he had gone to sleep. He talked with a fraternity brother and his girlfriend, Kelsey Mulka.
Around 4:17 a.m., Rich was about a block from his home when Mulka, still on the phone with him, heard voices in the background. Rich reassured her that he was steps away from being at his front door and hung up.
Two minutes later, Rich was shot twice. Police were on the scene within three minutes. Rich sustained bruising on his hands and face. He remained conscious, but died at a nearby hospital less than two hours later.
Police detectives will not say whether Rich provided them with any clues about the identity of his attackers or their motivation, Wheeler said. However, Wheeler believes Rich could have provided information prior to his death of who was responsible for carrying out his murder.
Police also have refused to release security footage from a market on the corner of the crosswalk where Rich was killed. The footage, sources told Fox News, shows two people following Rich across the tiny crosswalk just moments before he was attacked. The camera captured grainy footage of the assailants’ legs and Rich as he fell backward into the street after being shot.
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So who murdered Seth Rich and why?
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Seth Rich is not the only one linked to this conspiracy suspicion "sleeping with the fishes"
from same link
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Another reason James Comey should of been fired by the way if this is information the FBI has, clearly the FBI under Comey had an agenda of its own. Obama politicized law enforcement, intelligence, and courts; Trump should of fired everybody he could on day 1 because none of them can be trusted.
Hillary Clinton by the way is someone quoted as saying something along the lines of "Why can't we just drone him(Assange)?" in response to the Wikileaks revelations. The DNC leaks might not of been stolen by "Russian hackers" like Democrats and MSM would like you to believe but rather an inside job from a whistleblower who was assassinated by the budding police state these despots were building. This is life and death for them, either they find a way to overthrow Trump's administration by any means necessary or they might actually be held accountable for their crimes.
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If this is true then there is no doubt in my mind this guy was killed by assassins, who ordered it? Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama?
Russian hackers is a false narrative meant to distract you from the truth, Seth Rich was Wikileak's DNC source and he was shot 2 twice in the back because of it.
The fascists are Hillary and Obama, they must be held accountable for their crimes.
the information is out there
Here's the truly remarkable timeline that is emerging of the whole "Russia" business, including the apparent assassination of DNC staffer Seth Rich:
http://dianawest.net/Home/tabid/36/Entr ... art-1.aspx
Summary: The Democratic National Committee (in collusion with the Clinton Foundation) was actively working against Bernie and trying to shut him out of the primaries. More honorable Bernie-friendly DNC staffers hacked into the DNC records and passed evidence of corruption on to Wikileaks. "Russia" was a complete fabrication at many levels within the Democratic Party to cover up the corrupt process. Rich appears to have been murdered as part of the cover-up.
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Fox retracts Seth Rich murder conspiracy - BBC
The victim's own family have debunked the report, imploring Fox News to stop reporting it.
"On May 16, a story was posted on the Fox News website on the investigation into the 2016 murder of DNC Staffer Seth Rich," the network said in a statement.
"The article was not initially subjected to the high degree of editorial scrutiny we require for all our reporting.
"Upon appropriate review, the article was found not to meet those standards and has since been removed."
Fox News this month published and aired reports on Washington affiliate WTTG-TV, citing Rod Wheeler, a contributor to the cable network and private investigator, who said he was being paid by the Rich family to look into the murder.
He said evidence showed Mr Rich was in contact with Wikileaks before his death.
Brad Bauman, a spokesman for the Rich family, told CNN they were grateful for the retraction.
"The family would like to thank Fox News for their retraction on a story that has caused deep pain and anguish to the family and has done harm to Seth Rich's legacy," he said.
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Article by the slain man's parents, Mary and Joel Rich, describing their awful experience. Well done, Jacoby and friends. You've piled on more pain to people who were already in unbearable pain.
http://www.courant.com/opinion/hc-wapo- ... story.html
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Your baseless convictions obviously have more weight than the suffering of bereaved parents. Go ahead, renew your claim that they are either dupes of the DNC or active participants in preventing their son's killers from facing justice.
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Someone killed Seth Rich, that's a fact. Seth Rich was like the communications director or whatever with the DNC, he would of had access to the information and Wikileaks itself has all but said he was the source. There is a chance that Seth Rich was unmasked because of his contact with Wikileaks people deemed 'foreign agents', it warrants further investigation and I think Seth Rich's parents support that.
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And they still haven't. Wikileaks however has all but came out and said that he was a source however and has offered a $20k reward for information on the killers of Seth Rich.
Wikileaks has never lied in all it's years
And they still haven't. Wikileaks however has all but came out and said that he was a source however and has offered a $20k reward for information on the killers of Seth Rich.
Wikileaks has never lied in all it's years
That's a far cry from saying he's a source. If they say he's the source I'll believe them, but they haven't, and they have every incentive to if he was the source: he's deceased so there's no source to protect at this point if he was the source, not to mention notoriety which is what Assange thrives on.
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