Despite the medical examiner ruling out foul play,conspiracy theories instantly began circulating about Klausutis'death - specifically whether Scarborough had played a role in it.
Left-wing filmmaker Michael Moore even registered the domain name JoeScarboroughKilledHisIntern.com. But no evidence ever emerged connecting Scarborough,who was in Washington at the time,to the incident.
By 2016,Scarborough had reinvented himself as a morning television show host on MSNBC,the left-leaning cable network. During the Republican primaries Scarborough and his co-host Mika Brzezinski were friendly with Trump,who regularly called in for interviews on theirMorning Joe program.
But the relationship soon soured.
Scarborough and Brzezinski (who are now married) have since become some of Trump's most vociferous critics. Trump,in turn has called Brzezinski"low IQ"and claimed he has seen her"bleeding badly from a face-lift".
In 2017 Trump resurfaced the Klausutis conspiracy theory,asking on Twitter when MSNBC executives would"terminate low ratings Joe Scarborough based on the'unsolved mystery'that took place in Florida years ago? Investigate!"