When Rich was killed, the leaks had already happened, correct? DWS had already resigned, if memory serves. So the damage from the leaks was already contained (it was embarrassing to the DNC, but not that damaging, IMO).
If I remember correctly, Seth Rich was on his way to meet with FBI agents, or so he thought. He wasn’t on the way to meet with WikiLeaks contacts.
Yes but payback. Like tongues getting cut out from victims to scare people from talking has been used by some criminal organizations in the past.