Fox News Staffers 'Embarrassed' by Hannity's Conspiracy Theory Crusade

[DonViejo]

The right-wing prime time star has incensed his co-workers by giving airtime to a fringe theory that Clinton apparatchiks had DNC staffer Seth Rich murdered.

ANDREW KIRELL
ASAWIN SUEBSAENG
05.22.17 5:30 PM ET

Fox News staffers are growing increasingly dismayed as network star Sean Hannity and others continue to promote the unfounded conspiracy theory that Seth Rich, a Democratic National Committee staffer was murdered last year for talking to WikiLeaks.

The Daily Beast spoke to nearly a dozen reporters, pundits, and hosts inside Fox News who all conveyed the same sentiment: Hannity is “embarrassing” the network, and the promotion of the Rich conspiracy theory is senselessly cruel to a grieving family.

“ARE WE STILL AIRING THAT SHIT?!” one Fox News political reporter, who says they are furious that the conservative cable-news giant is entertaining the conspiracy theory, messaged The Daily Beast when informed of recent coverage.

The theory that the Hillary Clinton political machine had Seth Rich, 27, murdered because he allegedly had contact with WikiLeaks has been fodder for pro-Trump trolls on Reddit, 4Chan, and Twitter for months. No actual evidence exists proving the theory—beyond conspiratorial innuendo from trolls and Julian Assange—and Washington, D.C. police suspected that Rich was killed last summer in a botched robbery in the neighborhood.

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[lpbk2713]

1. Faux has its standards.

Hooda guessed it?

[Angry Dragon]

2. Hannity is just a Limbaugh wannabe

[mnmoderatedem]

3. Newt Gingrich chimed in on FNC

re spewing the spew. The chimps on Fox and Friends simply smiled and nodded. Didn't even press him for any facts or details to back up the claims. Fox News has not even responded to inquires on the subject, yet kept the story on their website. Imagine what the Seth Rich family has to endure, not only losing their loved one but having to deal with the crap because the GOP wants to rig up another distraction.

This was low level crap even for Fox News.

[Skittles]

4. Hannity is becoming increasingly unhinged

his schtick as Major Trump Whore is putting him over the edge

[Permanut]

5. A conspiracy theory? On Fox?

I'm shocked, shocked to find that conspiracy theories are going on in here!

[Chellee]

8. I don't want to overwhelm you, but there's also gambling at Rick's Place.

[Permanut]

10. My favorite movie! n/t

[sharedvalues]

6. RESIGN, Fox Staffers. You are COMPLICIT.

[mercuryblues]

7. I suppose

the cease and desist letter that Sean Rich's family sent to a fox news contributor 2 days ago has nothing to do with their sudden embarrassment. Nope nothing at all.

[stevenleser]

9. The Jackass radicals over at jackpineradicals.com are all over pushing that conspiracy theory

They are all promoting the Hillary had Seth Rich killed theory over there. Of course anything at all that anyone says that is negative about Hillary is eagerly gobbled up over there regardless of how silly it sounds or what the fact are.

[gratuitous]

11. If the bosses wanted Hannity to stop, he'd stop

So yes, they're still airing that shit. Ball's in your court, dismayed staffers; do you demonstrate some personal integrity and quit, or do you keep picking up that fat paycheck with the funny smell?