Parents of slain Democratic staffer sue Fox News over story
NEW YORK — The parents of a Democratic National Committee employee who was killed in 2016 allege Fox News exploited the slaying of their son as a “political football.”
Joel and Mary Rich claim in a lawsuit that Fox News, a reporter and a guest commentator used “lies, misrepresentations and half-truths” in a May 16, 2017, article that claimed their son, Seth Rich, had leaked DNC emails to WikiLeaks during the presidential campaign.
The network removed the story a week after it was posted, saying it was not initially subjected to its “high degree of editorial scrutiny.”
Rich, 27, was killed in what Washington police believe was a random robbery attempt.