Epstein Files Show 2018 Message Suggesting Putin Contact Epstein for Trump Insights
"I think you might suggest to Putin that Lavrov Sergey Lavrov can get insight talking to me. Vitali Churkin used to do that but he died question mark exclamation point."
About this episode
Ben Meiselas, host and co-founder of the Midas Touch Network and former civil litigator with experience supervising hundreds of second autopsies, examines unexplained circumstances surrounding Senator Lindsey Graham's sudden death from an aortic dissection. Graham, 71, died hours after returning from Ukraine and speaking with Donald Trump about Russia sanctions and Iran policy. He had told associates he felt unwell but planned to seek medical attention after a scheduled Sunday TV appearance, joking he couldn't die because he still needed to work on Russia sanctions. Trump confirmed speaking with Graham minutes before his death, describing him as tired but otherwise fine. The DC medical examiner ruled the preliminary cause as an aortic dissection due to cardiovascular disease, but toxicology and microscopic testing remain pending. Meiselas raises questions about whether comprehensive forensic investigation is warranted given Graham's policy positions on Russia and Iran, his recent Ukraine trip, and documented history of assassination techniques designed to induce untraceable cardiac events. The episode details declassified CIA heart attack guns that fired frozen shellfish toxin pellets, KGB cyanide sprays, and rare plant toxins like gelsemium used in suspicious deaths of Russian oligarchs and officials between 2012 and 2018 that initially appeared as natural heart attacks. Meiselas also examines resurfaced 2018 Epstein files showing Jeffrey Epstein offering to provide Putin's foreign minister with insights into Trump and mentioning Russian UN Ambassador Vitali Churkin who died mysteriously of a heart attack in 2017. The episode notes mysterious aspects including a 911 call from a woman in Baltimore, forced entry into Graham's locked home, and Russian state media posting video of Graham hours before his death. Meiselas emphasizes he is not making definitive claims but arguing that thorough forensic investigation by expert botanists and toxicologists is necessary given the geopolitical context and documented capabilities of foreign intelligence services.
Key takeaways
- Donald Trump confirmed speaking with Senator Lindsey Graham minutes before the senator's sudden death from cardiac arrest on July 11th following Graham's return from Ukraine.
- Graham told associates he felt unwell but planned to seek medical attention after Sunday TV appearances, joking he couldn't die because he still needed to work on Russia sanctions.
- DC medical examiner ruled preliminary cause as aortic dissection due to cardiovascular disease but toxicology and microscopic testing remain pending with no finalized death certificate.
- Declassified Church Committee records reveal CIA developed heart attack guns firing frozen shellfish toxin pellets that killed within 10 minutes leaving only pinprick wounds.
- Between 2012 and 2018, multiple Russian oligarchs and officials died under mysterious circumstances initially ruled natural heart attacks before forensic botanists detected rare plant toxins like gelsemium.
- Released Epstein files from June 2018 show Jeffrey Epstein telling associates Putin's foreign minister could gain Trump insights by talking to him, mentioning Russian ambassador who died mysteriously in 2017.
- Emergency responders were dispatched to Graham's home after a 911 call from a woman in Baltimore and had to force entry into the locked residence.