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Peter W. Smith, GOP operative who sought Clinton's emails from Russian hackers... July 13, 2017 6:59 pm RL

committed suicide, records show…
Helium Asphyxiation…

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-peter-smith-death-met-0713-20170713-story.html

Days earlier, the financier from suburban Lake Forest gave an interview to the Journal about his quest, and it published stories about his efforts beginning in late June. The Journal also reported it had seen emails written by Smith showing his team considered retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, then a top adviser to Republican Donald Trump’s campaign, as an ally. Flynn briefly was President Trump’s national security adviser and resigned after it was determined he had failed to disclose contacts with Russia.

At the time, the newspaper reported Smith’s May 14 death came about 10 days after he granted the interview. Mystery shrouded how and where he had died, but the lead reporter on the stories said on a podcast he had no reason to believe the death was the result of foul play and that Smith likely had died of natural causes.

However, the Chicago Tribune obtained a Minnesota state death record filed in Olmsted County that says Smith committed suicide in a hotel near the Mayo Clinic at 1:17 p.m. on Sunday, May 14. He was found with a bag over his head with a source of helium attached. A medical examiner’s report gives the same account, without specifying the time, and a report from Rochester police further details his suicide.

Remember the conspiracies the Right spun about Vince Foster? How would THEY treat this tragic, yet comically high pitched and squeaky, death?

  • Rampant Speculation by hank 2017-07-14 13:57:36
    • It is a 'noble' death... by RL 2017-07-14 17:58:44
      • He...He...He... by hank 2017-07-14 19:05:06
        • Isn't life weird? One day you are here, and the next... by RL 2017-07-14 20:09:12
          • I say the same thing to myself... by hank 2017-07-15 09:32:49
            • Did he come from a prominent family? by mcfly 2017-07-16 09:15:41
              • No, from the rank and file. by hank 2017-07-16 12:52:53
                • He is a real lightweight. by hank 2017-07-16 19:22:46

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