Sean Hannity, Lou Dobbs to Be Deposed in Seth Rich Case

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A new court filing says the Fox stars have agreed to answer questions on their role in spreading conspiracy theories about the murdered DNC staffer.

Will Sommer
Published Sep. 14, 2020 8:00PM ET

Fox News star Sean Hannity was once his network’s most prominent booster of conspiracy theories about murdered Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich, only stopping the rumor-mongering after Rich’s grieving parents publicly begged him to knock it off.

Now, Hannity will have to answer questions, under oath, about Fox’s coverage of Rich’s death. Hannity, along with Fox Business host Lou Dobbs and a host of Fox staffers, is set to be deposed in late October over the network’s debunked reporting on Rich, which falsely claimed that he had leaked thousands of Democratic emails to WikiLeaks—a leak, they suggested, that led to his politically-motivated murder.

The depositions have been scheduled as part of an emotional distress and tortious interference lawsuit that Rich’s parents, Joel and Mary Rich, filed against Fox, Fox News reporter Malia Zimmerman, and wealthy conservative and former Fox News guest Ed Butowsky. The deposition schedule was revealed in a Thursday court filing made by the Rich family.

Both the Richs’ legal team and Fox News didn’t respond to requests for comment.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-news-stars-sean-hannity-lou-dobbs-to-be-deposed-in-case-of-murdered-dnc-operative-seth-rich

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1. I hope the couple's attorney nails their sorry, lying asses!

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2. They'll pull the Alex Jones card, and claim that they're "entertainers" - which

means that people are not supposed to take them seriously, and they won't face any damn consequences for it.