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Lindsey Graham was saved from a bribery investigation by Trump's FBI
What happened
AlterNet, citing ProPublica’s reporting, says an FBI public-corruption investigation examined allegations that Sen. Lindsey Graham traded official help for campaign contributions. Former Navatek CEO Martin Kao told agents that, at a private Washington dinner on March 3, 2020, Graham agreed to support roughly $10 million in federal work benefiting Navatek after requesting a total of $100,000 for his reelection campaign. Graham’s office denied any quid pro quo, and a lobbyist present at the dinner denied witnessing such an agreement.
Records reviewed by ProPublica reportedly…
The skinny
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