A Press Conference About The Seth Rich Murder Went Even Worse Than You'd Expect

[Initech]

Right-wing activist and lobbyist Jack Burkman held a press event this afternoon in a conference room at a Holiday Inn one Metro stop beyond Washington, where he promised he would produce an eyewitness who would reveal the names of two government agents who he says murdered Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich two years ago. Instead, all Burkman managed to do was waste 90 minutes of reporters’ time.

The press conference was scheduled to commemorate the two-year anniversary of Rich’s murder. Local authorities and the FBI believe that Rich was killed in a botched burglary, but have yet to identify who murdered him, and Rich worked at the Democratic National Committee as a staffer before he was killed—perfect fuel for the right-wing fever swamps online to begin cooking up elaborate narratives and conspiracy theories exploiting the tragedy for ideological gain. The outlandish claims and theories about Rich’s murder even made it as high as Fox News, which is now being sued for spreading false assertions. Throughout it all, Burkman has been at the center of the so-called “investigation” into who killed Rich that fateful night, despite the Rich family’s repeated pleas for him to stop.

Today’s press conference, held in collaboration with America First Media Group’s Matt Couch, promised to produce “two previously unknown sources who may be key to unlocking the mystery” of Rich’s murder. Instead, reporters entered the conference room to find an off-white speakerphone from years past resting on a table and a promise to hear just one of the promised sources via speakerphone. After a break that happened just a few minutes after the conference started, Burkman and his cohort struggled to route their source’s call to the phone on the table. Ultimately, reporters were forced to huddle around an iPhone set to speakerphone to hear from “Luke,” a moniker given to supposedly protect the identity of Burkman’s witness.
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/a-press-conference-about-the-seth-rich-murder-went-even-worse-than-youd-expect/

Why do even let these morons have a platform? Just let 'em speak to empty rooms. Eventually they will go away.

[Archae]

1. I read the article too.

Burkman's little stunt went nowhere fast.

And the guy on the phone sounds like he made the whole thing up.

[RhodeIslandOne]

2. They're probably praising it on Jackass Radicals

Never forget.

[Boomerproud]

3. I wish the Rich family justice and peace for all they've been through.

These RW CTers are lower than scum. I hope the family is allowed to pursue (and win) their libel case.

[bitterross]

4. How freaking silly. A guy on a phone who said he heard things

If they get any attention from any person in the media after that stunt it is totally the fault of the media.

They had an unidentified person on a speaker phone who says he witnessed things. Have they never heard the term "hearsay?"