CNN’s self-asserted desire for facts took a back seat on Friday’s Inside Politics in favor of wild speculation as former Maryland State Police Commander Neill Franklin joined host Dana Bash to raise the possibility that United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson “orchestrated” his own assassination.
Given the words “deny,” “defend,” and “depose” were found on the bullet casings, most people have assumed that the suspect’s motive must have been either a disgruntled customer or someone with a political ax to grind against private health insurance or perhaps both. To that end, Bash began, “Major Franklin, the motive. That is still not really known. We have some clues, like what was written on those shell casings.”
Franklin concurred but warned, “That’s, you know, in a sense, leading people initially to that being the motive. But you also know…
