- IF the Justice Department cuts him a deal

Mega-upload founder Kim Dotcom's lawyers have written a letter to the DOJ asking for him to be allowed to testify about Seth Rich's murder without being detained

The New Zealand resident faces extradition to the US where he faces a slew of charges including copyright infringement and money laundering 

His lawyer told DailyMail.com Dotcom is not trying to get his charges dismissed in exchange for the testimony 

Dotcom claims he spoke to someone he believed to be Rich who spoke of plans to leak DNC documents 

He claims Rich first contacted him online in 2014, using the internet moniker 'Panda' – known to be the DNC staffer's favorite animal.

Rich's family dismissed Dotcom's claims when he didn't provide proof when they asked for documentation of the exchange