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Source: Newsweek
GOP Congressman Asks Trump to Stop Spreading 'Unfounded' Joe Scarborough Conspiracy: 'It Will Destroy Us'
BY CHRISTINA ZHAO ON 5/24/20 AT 6:38 PM EDT
Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger of Illinois on Sunday asked President Donald Trump to stop spreading baseless conspiracy theories about Joe Scarborough.
Trump earlier Sunday shared a tweet urging his 80 million followers to read a story shared by conservative publication True Pundit that claims Scarborough, the co-host of MSNBC's Morning Joe program, was involved in the death of 28-year-old Lori Klausutis in 2001.
At the time, Klausutis was working for Scarborough, then a Republican congressman from Florida. Police said they found no evidence of foul play in relation to Klausutis' death. Medical examiners reported that the woman had a heart condition, which caused her to faint and accidentally smack her head on a table.
Trump has revived attention to Klausutis' death almost 20 years later by repeatedly touting unproven conspiracy theories speculating that she was murdered.
Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/gop-congressman-asks-trump-stop-spreading-unfounded-joe-scarborough-conspiracy-it-will-destroy-1506273?piano_t=1