Republican presidential front runner Donald Trump appears to be among those questioning the circumstances around the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
On a call-in radio show with host Michael Savage, Trump said he is hearing many people are talking about the death of the 79-year-old Supreme Court Justice. Scalia died unexpectedly Saturday during a hunting trip in Texas.
"Donald I need to come back to the topic we've been all screaming about here which is Scalia," Savage said to Trump. "Was he murdered? I know it's pretty brutal to say that, and I'm not wanting to drag you into this but this is going to get bigger and bigger and bigger. I went on the air and said we need the equivalent of a Warren Commission, we need an immediate autopsy before the body is disposed of. What do you think of that?"
Trump weighed in that he's heard the discussions, too.
"I'm hearing it's a big topic, that's the question. And it's a horrible topic, but they say they found a pillow on his face, which is a pretty unusual place to find a pillow," Trump said, quickly adding "I can't give you an answer. You know usually I like to give you answers but I literally just heard it a little while ago."
Scalia, 79, was found dead in his room at a hunting lodge after he failed to show up for breakfast Saturday morning. He was pronounced dead by Justice of the Peace Cinderela Guevara, who did not see the body or order an autopsy. Guevara told the Washington Post she had spoken to the justice's physician in Washington and was told he suffered from several health issues.
Guevara said she was told by law enforcement at the scene there was no signs of foul play and Scalia's family has not requested an autopsy either.
Conspiracy theorists have jumped on circumstances surrounding the death of Scalia, the most conservative member of the High Court. They point to statements made by John Poindexter, who owned the ranch where Scalia was staying, in which he said the judge was found in bed with a pillow over his head.
"His bed clothes were unwrinkled," Poindexter told local media.
Scalia was not accompanied by security at the time of his death.
On Sunday, a former Washington, D. C. homicide commander added fuel to the conspiracy fire with comments he made on Facebook.
"As a former homicide commander, I am stunned that no autopsy was ordered for Justice Scalia," William O. Ritchie, former head of criminal investigations for D.C. police, wrote. Ritchie's comments were reported in the Washington Post.
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