Trump says FBI wasting time on Graham death theories - MSN
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Trump called the FBI's probe into conspiracy theories about Graham's death a waste of time — raising the question of whether public pressure shapes how investigations get framed.
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Theory Briefing
- Trump publicly declared the FBI is 'wasting their time' investigating conspiracy theories surrounding Graham's death, citing the senator's family.
- The dismissal puts presidential opinion in direct tension with an active federal inquiry, before any findings are public.
- Conspiracy theories about a sitting senator's death reaching FBI-probe level signals how quickly fringe claims now demand official responses.