Two days before the Fox article was published, Butowsky told Wheeler that Trump had read the article and wanted it published immediately, the lawsuit said. Wheeler also claimed that he was told that his false comments were put in the story because Trump wanted it that way.

Wheeler also said that he and Butowsky had met with then-White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer about Wheeler’s investigation. Spicer asked to be kept informed of the probe, the lawsuit said.

Rich’s slaying remains unsolved.

“While we can’t speak to the evidence that you now have, we are hopeful that this brings an end to what has been the most emotionally difficult time in our lives and an end to conspiracy theories surrounding our beloved Seth,’’ his family said in a statement Tuesday.

World-Herald staff writer Joseph Morton contributed to this report, which also contains material from Bloomberg News.