WorldNetDaily, it seems, is not done trying to exploit the death of Seth Rich for its own political purposes.
A Sept. 25 article by Alicia Powe — who is becoming to Seth Rich conspiracy theories at WND what Jerome Corsi was to birtherism — touted how “lobbyist and lawyer Jack Burkman has launched a new nationwide TV campaign pleading for the public’s help” to solve the case.
Somehow, the fact that Burkman’s video plea is subtitled in Russian — proof that Burkman is a right-wing troll instead of a someone genuinely interested in helping out — escaped Powe’s attention.
Powe went on to whine: “Rich’s story has been largely ignored by establishment media. Those who have called attention to the suspicious circumstances surrounding the murder have been branded ‘conspiracy theorists,’ including Fox News host Sean Hannity.” Powe doesn’t deny that proponents of conspiracy theories are conspiracy theorists.
Powe followed that with an Oct. 4 article on the exploits of “Texas attorney Ty Clevenger” — who, according to his blog, appears to be little more than a gadfly Clinton-hater — in trying to obtain federal records on Rich’s death (despite the fact that it is a local crime that the feds wouldn’t usually touch). Powe portrays Clevenger as just a concerned citizen and not at all another right-wing troll:
Clevenger said the effort to hide information about the Rich investigation prompted him to cull information from the government about the mysterious murder.
“I don’t really have a strong opinion about exactly what happened to Rich, but it just seemed there was so much of an effort to conceal information – that alone made me suspicious,” he told WND on Wednesday. “I’m a former reporter, a former cop – deputy sheriff in Texas – and currently a lawyer. Any time somebody hides information, that makes me suspicious.
“I understand in an investigative murder there is evidence that, for strategic reasons, you want to keep under wraps,” he continued. “But in this case, there’s just a lot of questions that could be answered – a coroner’s report, basic information. The rigid official narrative, that it was a robbery and that’s that – no further discussion – that’s suspicious.”
It’s not until later in the article that Powe mentions Clevenger’s Clinton-hate obsession, noting that he has been “aiming to get Clinton and her personal attorneys disbarred for their handling of her official emails during her time as secretary of state.” But then, WND wouldn’t have much to report if it refused to talk to obsessed haters.