Article snippet: Posted at 6:05 pm on May 21, 2017 by Jay Caruso Is this how far Trump supporters will go? They’re so willing to divert attention from President Trump’s problems that they spread conspiracy theories? Sean Hannity and Newt Gingrich are not low profile Republicans and two of Donald Trump’s biggest supporters. They’re covering the Seth Rich/Wikileaks conspiracy without any regard for Rich’s parents who have disavowed the “reports” and asked people to stop. Dave Weigel at The Washington Post has an excellent piece detailing the story and how it turned into a yarn that should only reside on nutter sites like InfoWars: It is worth reading the article in its entirety since Weigel does a great job in detailing all of it and how “fake news” is still a problem among conservatives. The story of Rich’s ties to Wikileaks was already debunked, and Rich’s parents pleaded with people not to spread the story. That didn’t stop Sean Hannity: It only got worse when Newt Gingrich went on Fox and Friends to spread the same nonsense: The former Speaker of The House of Representatives wants special counsel Robert Mueller to investigate a false story. I suppose when a birther is elected President, anything goes, right? It’s one level of pathetic for Sean Hannity to cover the story. His slavish devotion to Donald Trump is nauseating but it’s even worse watching Newt Gingrich descend to such depths. Gingrich, as noted was the Speaker of the House for five years. In 2012 he was a legitim... Link to the full article to read more