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Bombshell Investigation Surrounding Collins Operation Drawing Wave Of Local And National Scrutiny
Mainers are hearing all about how FBI anti-corruption agents sought broader investigation into alleged pay-to-play scheme involving Collins and major donor before probe died after Trump returned to office
MAINE, USA — Yesterday, a bombshell ProPublica investigation into an alleged pay-to-play scheme involving Senator Susan Collins and a major campaign donor has sparked coverage across Maine and the country, raising new questions about Collins’ relationship with the defense contractor at the center of the case and the federal funding her office helped secure for his company. The investigation ultimately died after Donald Trump returned to office and dismantled the FBI anti-corruption team pursuing the case.
In less than 24 hours, the story spread from local television stations across Maine to some of the largest news organizations in the country, putting the allegations — and Collins’ response to them — under national scrutiny.
Take a look at what Mainers and folks all across the country are seeing:
In print:
WABI: Report claims Collins was target of FBI campaign finance probe
Bangor Daily News: How a ‘bombshell’ report on Susan Collins washed over Maine politics
Bangor Daily News: How UMaine got caught up in allegations of a bribery scheme between Susan Collins and a defense contractor
Central Maine: What to know about the pay-to-play allegations against Susan Collins
News Center Maine: Susan Collins' campaign and staff respond to new questions about illegal campaign donor
Spectrum News Maine: Democrats pounce on report tying Collins to defense contractor
WMTW: Sen. Susan Collins' staff denies corruption allegations made in ProPublica report
New York Times: F.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins
TMZ: Senator Susan Collins – FBI Looked Into Bribery Claims Before Trump Purged Agency
Hill: Collins opponent says ‘jig is up’ after ProPublica report; her aide calls it ‘categorically false’
Rolling Stone: Susan Collins Was Target of Federal Bribery Case … Until Trump Gutted the FBI
MS NOW: Opinion: Susan Collins’ brush with an FBI probe shows how Trump has enabled public corruption
Forbes: Susan Collins Bribery Report Throws Wrench Into Razor-Thin Senate Battle
USA Today: FBI probed Sen. Susan Collins campaign corruption until 2025: reports
Newsweek: Susan Collins Blasted by Troy Jackson Over FBI Probe Report—‘Corruption’
Washington Sun: Susan Collins denies wrongdoing after bombshell report on FBI corruption
Daily Beast: FBI Bribe Probe Into Must-Win Republican Senator Is Exposed
MS NOW: Maddow Blog: FBI’s anti-corruption team eyed Susan Collins’ operation. Then Trump’s purge began
New Republic: Trump’s FBI Killed Bombshell Bribery Investigation Into Susan Collins
Punchbowl News: Susan Collins slams ‘political hit job’ on Justice Department probe
Boston Globe: Key takeaways from a ProPublica report on the FBI’s anti-corruption squad looking into Senator Susan Collins
New York Magazine: Do Voters Care Whether Susan Collins Is Corrupt?
Raw Story: 'September surprise' rocks Susan Collins' campaign and sparks frenzy: 'Call your lawyer'
People’s World: Susan Collins in trouble: Pay-for-play scheme exposed
Raw Story: 'We literally have the emails!' Susan Collins flak skewered for denying corruption story
Raw Story: Susan Collins 'angrily' blames corruption story bombshell on Senate colleague: report
Esquire: It’s Totally Not Sketchy at All That Trump’s DOJ Is Giving Up on Public Corruption Cases
Jezebel: Turns Out Susan Collins Was Way More of a Sellout Than We Thought
Tickle The Wire: FBI Shut Down Inquiry Into Alleged Scheme Tied To Susan Collins
Common Dreams: ‘Incredible Story of Corruption’: Bombshell Report Puts Susan Collins at Center of Massive Bribery Scheme
Adam Kinzinger: BREAKING: Susan Collins’ Bribery Scheme Exposed, Trump's Press Ban Backfires, GOP Breaks With Trump on Diesel, and more…
The Parnas Perspective: NEWS: Trump Snaps at CNN for Still Covering Him, GOP Senators Ask to Investigate Trump Jr., DOJ Scrubs Pardon Information, Trump TV Ratings Flop
Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance: A Bad Tuesday in Maine if Your Name is Susan Collins
On the airwaves:
WGME (Portland CBS): Collins Campaign, Super PAC Took Illegal Campaign Donations for 2020
WAGM (Presque Isle): Susan Collins at the Center of an FBI Probe into Corruption Allegations
WVII (FOX Bangor): FBI Investigation into Susan Collins Campaign Donor Fraud
News Center Maine: New Article Revives Collins Campaign Contributor Questions
WMTW (Portland ABC): Senator Collins’ Staff Denies Corruption Allegations Made in New Report
WABI (Bangor): Susan Collins at the Center of an FBI Probe into Corruption Allegations
State of Play with Peter Alexander: Norm Eisen Calls Collins’ Corruption “Shocking”
NBC: Top Story with Tom Llamas: Propublica Reports FBI Investigated Senator Collins
The Lead With Jake Tapper: Pay to Play? Interview with Propublica Reporter William Turton on Collins Corruption Report
Deadline: White House: ProPublica Assistant Managing Editor Jesse Eisinger Speaks on Collins Corruption Report
The Briefing With Jen Psaki: Bombshell report links Susan Collins to FBI Corruption Probe
Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell: Former FBI Counsel Andrew Weissman Discusses Report Tying Susan Collins to Alleged Pay-To-Play Scheme
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