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The Department of Justice (DOJ) had initially planned to release records related to the murder of Seth Rich, a Democratic National Committee (DNC) staffer, to the public on March 10, but recently reversed this decision, sparking renewed controversy.
Seth Rich was a 27-year-old DNC employee who was fatally shot in the back on July 10, 2016, in Washington, D.C.’s Bloomingdale neighborhood, in what police described as a possible botched robbery. Despite the official narrative, Rich’s wallet, phone, and watch were left on his body, fueling speculation about the true motive behind his death.
Some have long theorized that Rich’s murder was linked to his alleged role in leaking DNC emails to WikiLeaks, emails that exposed internal efforts to favor Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders in the 2016 primaries. These theories gained traction after WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange hinted at Rich as a possible source, though no concrete evidence has ever substantiated this claim. The U.S. intelligence community, however, has attributed the DNC leaks to Russian hacking, not an internal leak by Rich.
The DOJ’s initial promise to release the files had raised hopes among those seeking clarity on the unsolved case, which remains shrouded in mystery nearly nine years later. The abrupt reversal, announced just days before the scheduled release, has led to accusations of obstruction by a “weaponized” DOJ and FBI, as noted in posts on X. Rich’s family has consistently denied the conspiracy theories, urging a focus on finding his killer rather than politicizing his death.
The decision to withhold the records ensures that the enigma of Seth Rich’s murder—and its alleged political ties—will persist unresolved for now. Thus, we want to ask you, the reader: do you support the DOJ withholding files related to Seth Rich’s murder? Answer in our poll below and comment your thoughts on the reversal and what happened to Rich.
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