Source: Fox News
Summary
The District of Columbia’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner released preliminary findings indicating that Sen. Lindsey Graham died from an aortic dissection due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease. The findings are not final and Graham’s death certificate remains pending while toxicological and microscopic testing is completed. Graham, 71, died Saturday night, shocking colleagues in Washington. He was a Republican senator first elected in 2002 and became one of the chamber’s most influential voices on national security, foreign policy, and the judiciary.
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As expected, the matter has reached another stage.
The medical examiner’s office released preliminary findings, emphasizing that they are not final. The findings were: Aortic Dissection due to Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease. Toxicological and microscopic testing must be completed before the death certificate is updated. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will update Graham’s death certificate after testing is complete. The process has entered a familiar phase, with officials following established protocols for determining the cause and manner of death.
Author: Evan Null
