Trump says FBI is ‘wasting their time’ investigating Lindsey Graham’s death

Donald TrumpTrump says FBI is ‘wasting their time’ investigating Lindsey Graham’s deathNearly 20 FBI and other federal agents were at Graham’s home near the Capitol on Monday. FBI Director Kash Patel has said his agency is “assisting local authorities” in the matter.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00President Donald Trump and his good friend, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., at the White House in 2019.Drew Angerer / Getty Images fileShareAdd NBC News to GoogleJuly 14, 2026, 1:38 PM EDTBy Scott WongWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is aware of conspiracy theories circulating about the sudden death of his friend and ally, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., but declared “the FBI is wasting their time” investigating the matter.Subscribe to read this story ad-freeGet unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.The president was responding to reporters in the Oval Office who asked him why FBI agents were at Graham’s home just blocks from the Capitol on Monday after the 71-year-old senator’s death on Saturday night.“I don’t see a lot of evil there,” Trump said. “I know there’s all sorts of conspiracy theories going along, and I think the FBI is wasting their time if they’re doing that.”01:39Trump: FBI is wasting time investigating Sen. Graham’s death00:0000:00Washington, D.C.’s chief medical examiner said a preliminary examination of Graham found “aortic dissection due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease,” or a rupture of his aorta due to a hardening of his arteries.Authorities are still awaiting the results of toxicology and other testing.Trump, who was meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi and dealing with a crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, appeared up to speed on the Graham situation. The senator was one of the president’s closest allies on Capitol Hill, and Trump was one of the last people to speak to Graham, in a phone call on the night he died.The president said he had reviewed all of the medical reports re...