What we know about longtime Republican Senator Lindsey Graham's sudden death and legacy

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Sen. Lindsey Graham’s family announced over the weekend that the 71-year-old lawmaker died from “a brief and sudden illness." Jay O'Brien has more on the longtime Republican senator's death and legacy.

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