Newt Gingrich Now Publicly Wondering About Seth Rich Murder

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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is now wondering aloud about the person or entity responsible for the murder of DNC staffer Seth Rich in Washington, DC, a murder that can now be fairly characterized as ���mysterious.���

During the morning hours of July 8, Rich was shot and killed���after being beaten���while he was walking back to his home and chatting on the phone with his girlfriend. Police have no leads to speak of, and are unsure as to a motive for the killing. Rich���s wallet, watch, and phone were still on his person when he was found.

While Rich���s killing may ultimately prove to be a robbery gone wrong, many have been speculating that his job as a Democratic National Committee (DNC) staff member might have played a part in his demise. Conspiracy theories surrounding Rich���s death began with ���regular folks,��� many of whom are active commenters on the popular social news site Reddit. However, as police struggle with defining a motive for the killing, the conspiracy speculation has gained significant traction. Last week, Julian Assange, the man behind Wikileaks, suggested on a Dutch news program that Rich may have, indeed, been one of his informants, and now, an esteemed American political figure no less than Newt Gingrich is publicly suggesting that there is more to the Rich murder than meets the eye.

Gingrich, appearing on the Mike Gallagher Show last week, said, in reference to the killing, ���You begin to realize that there are dangerous things going on in the world.���

���First of all, of course it���s worth talking about. If someone is gunned down in our national capital, we ought to have a pretty passionate interest in knowing why. If it wasn���t a mugging and it wasn���t for money, what was it for?���

By Robert G. Yetman, Jr. Editor At Large