ProPublica revealed on September 24, 2026 that the FBI had been investigating Senator Susan Collins over donations from a Hawaii defense contractor, but the probe was halted after President Trump dismantled the relevant FBI unit. Collins subsequently mounted a public defense against the allegations.
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NEW: ProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series of incorrect and misleading claims.
www.propublica.org/article/debu... ProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until President Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series o...
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Ok. So hubby is an adult responsible for his own conduct, yeah? How about this one? As the scandal over Susan Collins’ relationship with Hawaii defense contractor Navatek became the central issue in her hotly contested senate campaign, she and her top aides mustered a defense with a ...