Seth Rich Conspiracy Pushed By Russian Intelligence, Trump Administration, New Investigation Reveals

[DonViejo]

Source: Mediaite



By Aidan McLaughlin July 9th, 2019, 9:52 am

A new report reveals the extent of Russian involvement in spreading the conspiracy theory that slain DNC staffer Seth Rich was assassinated on the order of Hillary Clinton because he was the source of stolen DNC emails sent to Wikileaks.

The conspiracy theory — which started online and eventually spread to Fox News, including Fox & Friends and Sean Hannity’s primetime show — has been repeatedly debunked by U.S. authorities, including Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who found that Russian hackers were the source of the emails given to Wikileaks.

In an attempt to obscure the source of the leaked emails, Wikileaks, Russian intelligence, pro-Trump media and even one member of the president’s administration pushed the conspiracy theory that 27-year-old Rich was murdered for stealing the information. (Police believe he was killed in a botched robbery). A new report from Yahoo News correspondent Michael Isikoff reveals the extent to which Russian intelligence sought to plant the conspiracy theory, and how successful they were in spreading it. Per Isikoff:

Russia’s foreign intelligence service, known as the SVR, first circulated a phony “bulletin” — disguised to read as a real intelligence report —about the alleged murder of the former DNC staffer on July 13, 2016, according to the U.S. federal prosecutor who was in charge of the Rich case.

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/tv/seth-rich-conspiracy-was-pushed-by-russian-intelligence-trump-administration-new-investigation-reveals/

[KitSileya]

1. And Louise Mensch, if I recall correctly, was one of the first to hawk the scandal. nt.

[Sapient Donkey]

8. She is a sketchy lady who pushes lots of crazy nonsense

but I thought she positioned herself as anti-trump (although, I personally doubt he sincerity and suspect she has other motives based on the goofy stuff she says)

[Nancy Waterman]

2. Important story

This is a very clear and easy to understand example of exactly how the Russian propaganda operation worked. I hope it gets a lot of coverage, especially among the Trumpistas.

[rogue emissary]

3. The most important line of this article and we need to continue to repeat.

"including Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who found that Russian hackers were the source of the emails given to Wikileaks."

[emulatorloo]

4. Here's the original link to Michael Isikoff's reporting. A great read, better than the 'summary' in

Mediaite

Exclusive: The true origins of the Seth Rich conspiracy theory. A Yahoo News investigation.


Michael Isikoff
Chief Investigative Correspondent
Yahoo NewsJuly 9, 2019

https://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-the-true-origins-of-the-seth-rich-conspiracy-a-yahoo-news-investigation-100000831.html

[DonViejo]

5. In the third paragraph of the OP, there are two links to the Yahoo article

[emulatorloo]

6. That's correct. I always like the original reporting. Thought I would help you out

by putting the direct links to Michael Isikoff‘s great original reporting here.

[Scurrilous]

7. K&R