FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins Until Trump Got in the Way

noleary 22 points 3 comments September 22, 2026
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0cf8612b2e1e

Kao and his close associates had donated nearly $900,000 to dozens of politicians, allowing Navatek to establish operations in half a dozen states with over $40 million a year in government funding. Outside of getting caught and jail, just a fantastic investment. Politicians should charge more.

bediger4000

Is this the kind of material that Trump apparently leverages in critical votes? What happens when not if we find out something similar happened to one or more Supreme Court Justices, and Trump has used the material to get votes?

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