All posts tagged "Seth Rich"

Former Republican congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) on Saturday blew up a popular right-wing conspiracy theory, saying some who spread the misinformation were briefed alongside him on the facts.

Kinzinger, who has recently been in the news for jumpstarting a meme about how bad "Trump smells," took to social media to destroy the "Seth Rich" theory. The conspiracy theory, which some say helped propel Donald Trump to the White House, alleges that the slain Democratic National Committee staffer was killed because he was somehow involved in leaking stolen emails to WikiLeaks during the 2016 election campaign.

But as Kinzinger tells it, some who spread that theory are "knowingly lying" about it....

This is the first part of a two-part Raw Story series exploring pro-Trump organizer Cindy Chafian's actions before, during and after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Read Part 2 here.

Two golf carts sped toward the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, lurching forward as space in the torrent of Trump supporters opened, then abruptly closed. Sirens wailed as Washington, D.C., police units responded to the chaotic scene.

The carts, driven by pro-Trump rally organizer Cindy Chafian and her husband, Scott, carried an assortment of passengers, including the wife of conspiracy trafficker Alex Jones and Nathan Hughes, an Arkansas man who’d later be charged with assaulting law enforcement, disorderly conduct and other offenses for actions he would allegedly take in the hours to come....