The FBI has requested a federal court seal materials relating to the death of Seth Rich for 66 years, files the FBI previously said they did not have. Seth Rich, who worked for the Democratic National Committee, was killed in 2016. He was supposedly murdered in a “robbery” while walking home, although none of his valuables were taken. Following his death, WikiLeaks released DNC emails hurting Hillary Clinton; WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange suggested Rich may be a potential whistleblower. One of the heavily-redacted documents released by the FBI last year suggested an unknown individual would “pay for this death,” referring to Rich.
From World Net Daily:
"Since his shooting occurred soon after then-DNC chair John Podesta’s emails — quite damaging to the DNC and Hillary — were leaked to WikiLeaks, there was speculation that Rich, reportedly a Bernie Sanders supporter, might’ve been the real source of those leaks. Gee, it might not have been a Russian hack at all; we certainly have never seen proof that it was. Didn’t matter; the 'Russian DNC hack' narrative was the wellspring for the whole Russia Hoax. Take away the 'Russian hack,' and it all falls apart," [Mike Huckabee] wrote. ... "It should be easy to set the record straight if this is indeed nothing more than a botched robbery. Perhaps Rich’s death really was just one of those random, senseless murders. After all, robberies and shootings happen frequently in DC, and the 'cold case' files are full of them," he said. "But that’s not the way the FBI is reacting to requests for information. They want a court to reverse an order to comply or, failing that, to have the information sealed for 66 years. The FBI made this latest filing in response to a court order made September 29 by U.S. District Judge Amos L. Mazzant for the Eastern District of Texas that it 'produce the information it possesses related to Seth Rich’s laptop' in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit. Mazzant gave them 14 days; that deadline passed on October 13." ... "Sorry to have to say it, but the FBI’s own arguments are building the case for a 'conspiracy theory.' And that seems odd, when with a little transparency and cooperation they could so easily put it to rest, right? If they were using a code, they can redact it. If they were using confidential sources, they can redact those names. The more they try to withhold thousands of pages information, especially with 'national security' arguments such as this, the less Rich’s death sounds like a random homicide," Huckabee noted.
