Bill Browder thinks Russian agents in Ukraine might have poisoned Lindsey Graham

[highplainsdem]

Wikipedia on Browder: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Browder

Bill Browder is definitely not a conspiracy theorist. He’s the man who wrote the Magnitsky Act.

— Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) 2026-07-12T15:34:53.344Z

[tanyev]

1. Well that would be quite a can of worms.

For the country, and especially for Putin fanboy Donald Trump.

[MineralMan]

2. Perhaps. Perhaps not.

I'm guessing he has zero actual evidence of such a thing occurring.

[highplainsdem]

11. Which is why he suggested testing.

[MineralMan]

21. Yes. I imagine the idea occurred to others, as well.

We'll never know the results of any testing that occurs, though.

We're all just guessing. Bottom line is that he's dead. What happens next is the interesting thing to consider. Why he's dead and how he came to be dead isn't all that interesting, and we will not get an answer to that. Ever.

So...moving on to the next story...

[MorbidButterflyTat]

24. You should familiarize yourself with Bill Browder.

He's not some internet rando.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Browder

He was the driving force behind The Magnitsky Act.

[DoBW]

39. Browder's an expert

he had to gtfo of russia, I remember

[Renew Deal]

42. Trump would probably blame Ukraine.

[DoBW]

38. yep, testing for sure

Russkies are desperate. Their shit's on fire

[Lovie777]

26. Well honestly shithole is one and I'm guessing so are the administration and many..................

in the Republican party.

[BannonsLiver]

3. I suppose it's possible. That thought actually occurred to me last night as this was breaking.

But if they’ve got someone in that deep why wouldn’t they just kill Zelenskyy?

[ananda]

9. I've been thinking the timing was suspicious...

but that's as far as I got.

[LisaL]

18. Exactly.

Zelensky is alive and well, last I checked.

[harumph]

4. Graham wasn't really anti-Russian - he was being performative

It's just like giving Ukraine the "license" to produce patriot missiles (with what supply chain?).
It's like an unfunded mandate in some sense. Just an exercise for the press and gullible people. What I'm saying is that Trump et al. pretends to back Ukraine publicly while managing to stab them in the back in other ways. No reason to kill LG.

[biophile]

5. If you're going to go CT- it might be the Iranians

Trying to scare Trump by working their way up the chain 😏.
Most theories are plausible, few are probable.

[PufPuf23]

6. That looks like needless shit stirring.

Graham should have an extensive autopsy suitable for a suspicious death regardless of internet rumors.

[valleyrogue]

12. When there is a family history of heart disease, why would an autopsy be necessary? n/t

[PufPuf23]

16. Graham is a prominent and controversial person.

There are already internet conspiracy theories.

Autopsy to confirm a normal death.

[moondust]

7. I was wondering,

after I heard he was in Ukraine, if he may have enjoyed a cup of "tea" or something while he was there.

[sop]

8. There's AI Slop, and there's CT Slop.

[highplainsdem]

13. I suggest you read the Wikipedia article on Browder's background. That's why I included the link.

[EdmondDantes_]

31. He somehow neglected to provide any evidence

Ignoring the logical flaws of why the Russians wouldn't be killing Ukrainian leaders if they had this capacity, what's the incentive? Russia is already doing poorly in the war. If they kill one of our senators, doesn't that just incentivize the US to get involved in donating weapons to Ukraine?

[valleyrogue]

10. I don't think so.

Graham lost his father to a heart attack when his father was 68 and he was about 21 or 22 years of age. Since his mother had already died, he became the legal guardian of and basically raised his then 13-year-old sister.

[LisaL]

19. A lot of those heart issues are genetic.

He could have just had a bad ticker.

[valleyrogue]

45. I think he did. All too common, especially with men. n/t

[malaise]

14. That's some effin slow poison

That is all

[Vinca]

17. The Russians are the smartest poisoners on the planet. They could have put something on an item Lindsey

would have unpacked once he got home and that's the end of Lindsey. (I know, I know, I watch too many spy shows. LOL.)

[Buckeyeblue]

15. That would be quite the warning shot to Trump and other Senators

Because we are so worried that Putin will start launching nukes if we try to hold him too accountable, nothing would happen. Seriously. First, the autopsy results wouldn't be released. And they wouldn't be released because Trump wouldn't want the public knowing that Putin was laughing in his face.

More likely that Graham had the widow maker blockage.

[mackdaddy]

20. Long flight back from Ukraine. Could have been a DVT Blood Clot.

Of course there are probably some medications that could have made the chances of a DVT clot worse.

Just guesses of course.

[31j20b3]

23. Yes, blood clots moving to chest aren'r uncommon, it requires no conspiracy

From a parsimony standpoint, I think an embolism is just as explanatory and very much simpler in terms of actors, foreknowledge, access etc

If he had radiation poisoning, my opinion would get modified. But this just looks like a terrible event from sitting too long,

[fujiyamasan]

22. No evidence for this whatsoever

The right would love this though, then they could claim he’s a fucking martyr.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

25. I'm disappointed that Bill Browder seems to be unknown on a political board.

[highplainsdem]

27. It's been a while since he was discussed here very often, which is why I included that Wikipedia link.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

46. His book, Red Notice was the first "political" book I ever read

I have mad respect for him.

Thanks for including the link.

[joanbarnes]

28. ...was also my first impulsive thought.....

[Escape]

29. I wouldn't really care...

one way or the other.

[ChicagoTeamster]

30. Yes, but who controls who has possession of the body and does the autopsy? Trump's DOJ and intel agencies under his DNI

would probably prevent honest autopsy results. The whole Trump administration is possibly compromised.

[OGBuzz]

32. That would be a huge blow to the Vladimir❤Donald bromance. Oh wait, no it wouldn't......

'love will keep them together, forever'...

[Renew Deal]

43. Trump would probably blame Ukraine.

[OGBuzz]

44. I expect that he will if there is anything suspicious about Graham's death.

[SergeStorms]

33. Oh well.

It sucked to be Lindsay anyway you look at it.

[bucolic_frolic]

34. That would put us in a new world.

I doubt we'd admit such happened.

[RedWhiteBlueIsRacist]

35. No, the South poisoned him with too much lard in his biscuits and too many slices of bacon.

The South sees eating healthy as being too woke.

[Crunchy Frog]

36. It's not outside the realm of possibility,

and Putin is a known mass killer, and not just in the context of war, but towards anyone he perceives as standing in his way.

There's certainly sufficient justification for a degree of suspicion.

[ToxMarz]

37. Lindsey Graham alive or dead today does not impact Russia

He is one inconsistent voice among many. He floats with prevailing winds. He is not a leader. Nothing has changed for Russia in any way today because of this.

He had a heart attack like so many men his age and physical condition do.

[blue blues]

40. Who cares, really now Hell is starting to get crowed........

but deaths do go in 3's

[pinkstarburst]

41. Family history of heart disease

His father died of a heart attack at a slightly younger age.

71 is not a young man. Average US life expectancy for men is 76.5 years.

There's no harm in him getting an autopsy, but the idea of him suddenly having a stroke or cardiac event at his age is no more shocking than Mitch McConnell having one.