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First off I am very proud that you folks avoided this conspiracy theory.

Second off Hannity is a moron.

Let's carry on:

http://money.cnn.com/2017/05/23/media/seth-rich-family-letter-hannity-fox-news/

Quote:Seth Rich's brother pleads with Hannity to stop spreading conspiracy theory
by Oliver Darcy   @CNNMoneyMay 23, 2017: 4:31 PM ET


The brother of slain Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich wrote a letter on Tuesday to the executive producer of Sean Hannity's Fox News show pleading with him to find "decency and kindness" in his heart and stop spreading an unproven conspiracy theory about the unsolved murder.



"Think about how you would feel losing a son or brother. And while dealing with this, you had baseless accusations of your lost family member being part of a vast conspiracy," Aaron Rich wrote in the letter to "Hannity" executive producer Porter Berry, a copy of which was provided to CNN.

"As the family, we would hope to be the first people to learn about any such evidence and reasons for Seth's death," he added. "It is a travesty that you would prompt false conspiracy theories and other people's agendas rather than work with the family to learn the truth."


Rich was shot to death last July in the streets of Washington, DC. The Metropolitan Police Department continues to investigate the murder and police say there is evidence to suggest Rich was the victim of a botched robbery.
Related: Story on DNC staffer's murder dominated conservative media -- hours later it fell apart


But for months, right-wing media outlets have floated unproven theories that Rich was the person who provided Wikileaks with thousands of internal DNC emails, and suggested his death was retribution for the supposed leak. No real evidence has been provided to support such claims.

The theory resurfaced with a vengeance last week, in part due to an incorrect Fox News story the outlet retracted on Tuesday. Hannity and other Fox News personalities had seized on the story and have pushed the discredited theory.


Brad Bauman, the Rich family spokesman, told CNN on Monday that Hannity had not reached out to the family. Hannity did, however, reach out over the weekend to invite Kim Dotcom, the Megaupload founder, on to his program.

http://www.thepostemail.com/2017/05/23/kim-dotcom-releases-statement-seth-rich/

Quote:HANNITY TO MAKE “HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT” ON TUESDAY NIGHT SHOW
by Sharon Rondeau

(May 23, 2017) — As promised, on Tuesday internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom released a statement on his website regarding the late Seth Rich, who was murdered in Washington, DC last July as he walked home in the early morning hours of July 10, 2017.

The murder of the former DNC staffer has not been solved.  Itt has been described as a “botched robbery” despite nothing of value having been taken from Rich’s person when he was left for dead after sustaining two gunshot wounds.

Since Dotcom spoke out on Friday claiming to have evidence that Rich was a source for WikiLeaks, speculation has mounted that Rich supplied the thousands of emails released beginning July 22, 2016 which showed that the DNC had planned to deny the Democrat presidential nomination to Bernie Sanders even if he were the voters’ preference.

With new developments in the case having been announced by Washington, DC’s Fox5 on May 15 alleging evidence that Rich had been in touch with WikiLeaks, Fox News Channel’s Sean Hannity began reportage on his 10:00 p.m. ET television show as well as on his WABC radio show.

On Tuesday evening, Hannity declared on Twitter that he would have a “huge announcement” about the case as well as that “Mediamatters [sic] is trying to silence me, get me fired, pressure my advertising on radio & TV.”

“I need your help!” he punctuated one of his tweets

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/23/statement-on-coverage-seth-rich-murder-investigation.html

Quote:Statement on coverage of Seth Rich murder investigation
Published May 23, 2017
Fox News

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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 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.



We will continue to investigate this story and will provide updates as warranted.  

http://www.wnd.com/2017/05/hannity-on-seth-rich-coverage-i-retracted-nothing/

Quote:HANNITY ON SETH RICH COVERAGE: 'I RETRACTED NOTHING'

'I'm not saying I have answers yet, but I'm digging deep'
Published: 4 hours ago

(THE HILL) — Fox News’s Sean Hannity ripped his critics and the mainstream media on his nationally syndicated radio program Tuesday, saying, “I am not Fox.com or FoxNews.com, I retracted nothing.”

His reaction came hours after Fox News retracted a story regarding the 2016 killing of Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich after massive outcry over sharing conspiracy theories about the 2016 shooting death.

Right-wing news outlets have sought to link — without evidence — the 27-year-old’s death to Democrat Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign and the WikiLeaks release of hacked emails from her campaign and the DNC.

Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2017/05/hannity-on-seth-rich-coverage-i-retracted-nothing/#rFiJhFVYHGIYsVZ1.99

http://www.thewrap.com/sean-hannity-backs-off-seth-rich-conspiracy-theory-time/

Quote:[url=http://www.thewrap.com/tag/sean_hannity/]Sean Hannity announced tonight on his Fox News show that he will no longer discuss the July, 2016 murder of DNC staffer Seth Rich — for now, anyway.


“I totally completely understand how upset… how hard this is on this family, especially over the recent coverage of Seth’s death,” Hannity said.


“Out of respect for the family’s wishes, I am not discussing this matter at this time,” Hannity said.


For a minute there, Hannity’s cryptic social media behavior led many to wonder if he was leaving the cable news network. That would have been a big problem for Fox News Channel, which is not without problems these days.

In April, the network fired its biggest ratings magnet, Bill O’Reilly, after reports that he and the network had paid out $13 million to settle complaints accusing him of sexual harassment and other impropriety. The network’s founder, Roger Ailes, died last week, months after he left in disgrace after facing his own accusations of sexual harassment.