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Hannity: I won't discuss Seth Rich story for now "out of respect for the family" | TheHill

posted onMay 24, 2017
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Article snippet: Fox's Sean Hannity addressed the growing controversy around his continued coverage of the 2016 killing of Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich following massive backlash for sharing conspiracy theories about his death. Right-wing news outlets have sought to link — without evidence — the 27-year-old’s death to Democrat MORE's presidential campaign and the WikiLeaks release of hacked emails from her campaign and the DNC. "Out of respect for the family's wishes for now, I am not discussing this matter at this time," Hannity said near the top of his 10:00 a.m. ET program.  The host changed the subject, instead continuing his criticism of media outlets for covering the Trump-Russia investigation, calling it hypocritical since no evidence has linked the two. Later in the opening monologue, Hannity appeared to indicate that he may visit Rich stories again "at the proper time."  "Please do not interpret what I'm saying tonight to mean anything," he said. "Don't read into this. I promise you, I am not going to stop doing my job. To the extent to my ability, I am not going to stop trying to find the trust."  "That effort is not stopping in any way, shape, matter and form," he continued. "I am continuing the work I promised to do for you. And at the proper time, we shall continue and talk a lot more."  A spokesman for the Rich family said in a statement that they were grateful for Hannity for "respecting their wishes." "The Rich family thanks Sean Hannity for res... Link to the full article to read more

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