April 18According to the lawsuit, Butowsky allegedly texts Wheeler to ask him to join a meeting with White House press secretary Sean Spicer. May 14Wheeler claims that Butowsky had repeatedly made remarks about how the White House was paying attention to the story. Spicer is asked about the story during the White House press briefing. Q: Sean, can we get a White House reaction or the President’s reaction to the report that said Rich was emailing WikiLeaks before his murder? FOX 5 DC: “You have sources at the FBI saying that there is information…” WHEELER: “For sure…” FOX 5 DC: “…that could link Seth Rich to WikiLeaks?” WHEELER: “Absolutely.

Source: Washington Post August 01, 2017 15:08 UTC