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I would say it depends a lot on how you are asking the questions. Asking why somebody else left is a negative, possibly coming across as accusatory, and also a specific and personal thing to ask. Now, the team questions. I’m not sure why they aren’t more direct, but they also might not know the team well, either.
This is normal. The recruiter might not actually know why the person left, or at least not the whole story. That’s not their role in the process. I’d wait and ask that question to the hiring manager. As stated above, how you ask the question it’s important. Something like “how did this position become available?” is simple enough. It’s likely you won’t know exactly how it came available until after your first week on the job.
It's a rule in nearly all organizations that they won't discuss personnel matters with third parties. Asking why someone else left would qualify as that, so I'm not surprised they're not entertaining the question. It might be better to ask what other positions other people in the role have gone on to, that's more general.