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The FBI was forced to clarify its role investigating Sen. Lindsey Graham's (R-SC) sudden death after its director took to social media and made what critics called a "reckless" boast.

Even as MAGA influencers peddled baseless claims that Graham was killed in a secret Russian plot, Kash Patel informed his followers on X that the FBI was assisting local authorities — and drew immediate criticism for fanning the flames of conspiracy.

"Kash Patel is such an attention w---- and he just can’t help himself," wrote political strategist Mike Nellis.

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[-] ianhclark510@lemmy.blahaj.zone 67 points 13 hours ago

The man was 71, the only thing assassinating him is a lack of a chair in his shower

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 7 points 6 hours ago

People keep saying that but my grandfather lived to 99 years old and when he was 71 he was still relatively independent healthy and actively involved in the local cricket club. 71 isn't really that old.

What gets you is being old and unhealthy like Trump. I don't really follow US politics well enough to know how healthy this guy was but in photos he doesn't look particularly overweight so it is a little suspicious he suddenly died at 71 but not automatically evidence of an assassination plot, but suspicious enough that I think the police would want to do a cursory investigation.

[-] arrow74@lemmy.zip 10 points 7 hours ago

71 really isn't old and below the average life expectancy.

It's not unheard of for a 71 year old to suddenly die, but it's not normal. Most people at 71 should expect to live to 72.

We were very lucky

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 13 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Castro made it to the mid 90s, and he didn't have the entire American medical system to fall back oooon- oh wait a minute. I think I've cracked it.

[-] FaceDeer@fedia.io 17 points 13 hours ago

And yet perhaps this time we can use MAGA's stupidity and conspiracy-mongering for good instead of evil. If they latch on to this perhaps Trump will start thinking Russia's naughty or something.

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