The conservative author apologized for falsely alleging that the Democratic National Committee staffer, who was killed in 2016, had leaked thousands of DNC emails to WikiLeaks.
By Felicia Sonmez Felicia Sonmez National reporter on The Washington Post's breaking political news team Email Bio Follow March 4 at 5:51 PM Conservative author Jerome Corsi on Monday apologized for writing an article in which he falsely alleged that Seth Rich, a Democratic National Committee staffer who was killed in 2016, and Aaron Rich, his brother, had leaked thousands of emails to the anti-secrecy organization WikiLeaks.
He pointed to a now-retracted Washington Times column by a retired Navy admiral on which the article was based. The apology came after Aaron Rich’s legal team requested a retraction of the conservative author’s article. It represents a victory for the Rich family, which has been battling the conspiracy theory and seeking to hold accountable those who have promoted it.
Attorney Michael Gottlieb, who represents Aaron Rich, pledged on Monday to “continue our fight on Aaron’s behalf until justice is served on each of the dwindling proponents of this discredited fantasy.”
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