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Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar's tweets raise Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy theory

The first letter of each of Gosar's tweets sent on Wednesday spelled out “Epstein didn’t kill himself.”
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FILE - In this Dec. 2013, file photo, U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., speaks during a Congressional field hearing on the Affordable Care Act in Apache Junction, Ariz. Gosar appears to be signaling support for a conspiracy theory that Jeffrey Epstein did not kill himself while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. The Republican congressman sent 23 tweets Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019 about impeachment hearings. The first letter of each tweet spelled out would read, "Epstein didn't kill himself." (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

PHOENIX — Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar appears to be signaling support for a conspiracy theory that Jeffrey Epstein did not kill himself while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.

The Republican congressman sent 23 tweets Wednesday about the first public impeachment hearing examining President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine. 

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The first letter of each tweet spelled out “Epstein didn’t kill himself.”

A New York medical examiner ruled Epstein’s jailhouse death a suicide. 

But conspiracy theories have persisted, fueled by Epstein’s links to princes, politicians and other famous and powerful people.

RELATED: Medical examiner rules Jeffrey Epstein's death a suicide by hanging

The Associated Press asked Gosar spokesman Ben Goldey whether the congressman sent the tweets himself. 

Goldey’s emailed response used the first letter of each sentence to spell “Area 51.” 

He did not answer the question but said the tweets were substantive.

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