Seth Rich FOIA case update Jan. 14, 2023, Huddleston v. FBI, “FBI has finally admitted that Seth Rich is directly linked to the “hack” of the Democratic National Committee email servers in 2016”
Seth Rich FOIA case update Jan. 14, 2023, Huddleston v. FBI, “FBI has finally admitted that Seth Rich is directly linked to the “hack” of the Democratic National Committee email servers in 2016”
From Huddleston v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
REPLY IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR CLARIFICATION
NOW COMES Brian Huddleston, the Plaintiff, replying in support of Plaintiff’s Motion for Clarification of the Memorandum Opinion and Order Entered September 29, 2022 (hereinafter “Motion to Clarify”)(Dkt. #77):
Introduction
As its name indicates, Defendant FBI’s Combined Reply / Response to Pending Briefing Regarding Seth Rich’s “Laptops” (hereinafter “Reply / Response”) (Dkt. #83) merges two separate issues, namely the releasability of documents from (1) Seth Rich’s personal laptop and (2) Seth Rich’s work laptop. In order to avoid confusion and expedite matters, the Plaintiff will address only the work laptop (and related documents) in this response.
As indicated in the Motion to Clarify, the existence of Seth Rich’s work laptop has been known to Mr. Huddleston for some time. And Mr. Huddleston fully expected that laptop – like almost any other laptop – to contain information of some kind. The real surprises are as follows:
After years of denials, the FBI has finally admitted that Seth Rich is directly linked to the “hack” of the Democratic National Committee email servers in 2016.
The FBI has been in possession of a report about Seth Rich’s work laptop for nearly five years, yet purportedly it did not discover that report until after Mr. Huddleston filed his Motion to Clarify.
The FBI had yet another technique, heretofore undisclosed, for hiding records from FOIA requesters.
The second revelation is particularly noteworthy. The existence of a forensic report on the contents of Seth Rich’s work laptop has been something of a “holy grail” among those who question the official narrative about Seth Rich and his possible involvement in leaking DNC emails to Wikileaks. Renowned journalist Sy Hirsh first disclosed his knowledge of the report in early 2017, see Rusty Weiss, “Journalist Seymour Hersh Claims Seth Rich Was Wikileaks Source,” August 2, 2017 The Political Insider (https://thepoliticalinsider.com/seymour-hersh-seth-rich/) (attached as Exhibit 1),1 and the Fox News scandal surrounding its reporting on Seth Rich, that culminated in a public retraction of its Seth Rich story, was based on the network’s inability to satisfy journalistic standards that the report was real. See Justin Bey, Fox News retracts story on Seth Rich murder investigation, May 24, CBS News, (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ seth-rich-murder-investigation-story-retracted-fox-news/) (Exhibit 2). One need only listen to the audio recording of Sy Hersh’s discussion of the report, available publicly at https://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=mcafee&type=E211US105G0&p=sy+hersh+recordin g+on+Seth+Rich, to appreciate the importance of the report both to those interested in the truth and those in power who want it suppressed. The FBI’s belated disclosure of the existence of the forensic report (and the related chain of custody forms) raises new questions about the adequacy of the Bureau’s search, its good faith in prior disclosures, and the lawfulness of its attempt to shield all information relating to the work laptop from public disclosure under FOIA.
Thanks for all this important and, I’m sure, exhausting work. A revision to the Wikipedia pages detailing the false info re Seth, Bill Binney, FBI, etc would be a good follow-up.
Like we didn't know this. It's just nice that it's confirmed. Now, go get the murderer.