and they become concerned to see things occurring like that,” he said.Ī subsequent tweet from the official WikiLeaks account said it took any threats to its suspected sources with “extreme gravity,” but that should “not be taken to imply that Seth Rich was a source to WikiLeaks or to imply that his murder is connected to our publications.” “I’m suggesting that our sources take risks. Just a month after Seth Rich’s murder, Assange was interviewed on Dutch television and, whilst not revealing the source for the DNC leaks, brought up Rich’s murder. continues, hasn’t helped quell the conspiracy theories swirling around the brothers.
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Twitter, they said, appeared to be the best place to contact Assange’s organization.Īssange, who remains in prison in the U.K. Rich’s counsel claimed to have tried repeatedly to subpoena WikiLeaks directly, but had no success because the organization had no physical address and Julian Assange’s lawyers had been unreachable. In January he was given permission to serve WikiLeaks with a subpoena using Twitter, after his legal team claimed it had been impossible to do so over other platforms. This isn’t the first time Rich has sought to use Twitter in support of his case. Rich’s lawyers hadn’t responded to requests for comment on their bid to unmask A filing from May 8, 2020, revealed that they will file opposition to Twitter’s motion by May 14, 2020. Twitter may still hand over some information, as it’s asked that the subpoena either be quashed or updated with more evidence so that revealing identity is justified. “Requiring litigants to meet First Amendment standards ensures that speech is not chilled unnecessarily and that speakers are not unmasked inappropriately.” In particular, Twitter raised concerns the order would have a potential “chilling effect” on freedom of speech. Its legal team claimed that, despite repeated meetings with Rich and his attorneys, the subpoena didn’t have adequate First Amendment safeguards. Twitter wants to know moreīut Twitter, in a court filing from the end of last month, has said it doesn’t want to give up the identity of citing First Amendment rights around freedom of speech. The account is currently inactive and has been since 2017. Rich, who first filed the previously unreported subpoena back in December 2019, believes that identifying the person behind will prove whether or not they really had access to FBI files.
He claimed that organizations like InfoWars then picked up the disinformation. Aaron Rich claims that the Twitter one of those perpetuating the lie by spreading a fabricated FBI document offering apparent proof of Seth Rich’s contact with Wikileaks.