ProPublica debunks Susan Collins’ claims about FBI anti-corruption probe

By: William Turton, Molly Redden, Avi Asher-Schapiro, Kirsten Berg, ProPublica

Outlets: Maine Morning Star

Published: September 24, 2026

Words: 879

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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This story was originally published by ProPublica.

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 series of incorrect and misleading claims.

On Tuesday, ProPublica published an investigation into the senior senator from Maine’s relationship with Martin Kao, the former Navatek CEO and a major donor who told …

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