Gingrich Won't Apologize For Promoting Seth Rich Murder Conspiracy

[DonViejo]

Cody Fenwick

July 14, 2018 3:34 am

Former Speaker of the House and Fox News pundit Newt Gingrich was among those on the right pushing a wild conspiracy theory that a slain Democratic National Committee staffer was involved in the hacking of the organization’s emails during the 2016 campaign.

With the release of a new Justice Department indictment of 12 Russian intelligence officers who are now charged with the attack, CNN reporter Oliver Darcy wanted to know if Gingrich to reflect on the new evidence. Observers had long noted that the Seth Rich conspiracy theory was based on wild speculation with little regard for the facts, and Friday’s indictment shows decisively that top law enforcement officials and a grand jury believe the Russian government is responsible for the cyberattack.

“In light of the Mueller indictments, I called @newtgingrich to see if he would like to apologize to the Seth Rich family for peddling the conspiracy theory that Rich was killed for supposedly leaking the DNC docs to Wikileaks,” Darcy wrote on Twitter.

All he got in response, he said, was the short reply: “No, goodbye!”

The main goal of pushing the conspiracy, it seemed, was to distance President Donald Trump from allegations about Russian interference in the election.

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[CentralMass]

1. Gingrich is a warped soulless propagandist . I think that he lives in the

alternate reality that he and the other hate mongering GOP propagandists create.

The truth and decency is never on their side so they invent a world where it is.

[appalachiablue]

2. Retirement is a wonderful thing; golf, senior buffet at 4, beer, naps.