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Corruption alert: Trump saved Susan Collins from sweeping FBI investigation
U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) speaks with reporters outside the Senate chamber after a vote on the 20th day of the federal government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 20, 2025. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
The Appropriations Machine Protects Its Own
A System Built to Blur the Bargain
ProPublica reports that Martin Kao, the former CEO of defense contractor Navatek, told federal investigators he used campaign money, lobbyists and carefully targeted research proposals to secure tens of millions of dollars in federal funding. Kao alleged that Sen. Susan Collins was…
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