By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-trump-says-fbi-is-wasting-their-time-if-agency-is-investigating-sen-grahams-death Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: Trump says FBI is 'wasting their time' if agency is investigating Sen. Graham's death Politics Jul 14, 2026 3:27 PM EDT President Donald Trump said he doesn't know why the FBI is looking into Sen. Lindsey Graham's death. Watch the clip in the video player above. The president said the late South Carolina senator had "a problem" and that what ultimately took his life "is actually something that's very hard to detect." WATCH: Darline Graham sworn in as senator after her brother's death A preliminary medical examiner's report said Graham suffered a tear in his aorta. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. Trump said he's watched medical reports about Graham's case and had White House doctors explain to him what happened. "And this is something that is very almost undetectable," Trump said, adding that there's not much that can be done about a torn aorta. "So I don't see a lot of evil there. I know there's all sorts of conspiracy theories going along, and I don't think the FBI, I think the FBI is wasting their time if they're doing it," Trump said of an investigation. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now By — Associated Press Associated Press
President Donald Trump said he doesn't know why the FBI is looking into Sen. Lindsey Graham's death. Watch the clip in the video player above. The president said the late South Carolina senator had "a problem" and that what ultimately took his life "is actually something that's very hard to detect." WATCH: Darline Graham sworn in as senator after her brother's death A preliminary medical examiner's report said Graham suffered a tear in his aorta. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. Trump said he's watched medical reports about Graham's case and had White House doctors explain to him what happened. "And this is something that is very almost undetectable," Trump said, adding that there's not much that can be done about a torn aorta. "So I don't see a lot of evil there. I know there's all sorts of conspiracy theories going along, and I don't think the FBI, I think the FBI is wasting their time if they're doing it," Trump said of an investigation. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now