Molly Redden

Reporter covering legal affairs for ProPublica. Have a tip? [email protected] or find me on Signal at mollyredden.14 | @mtredden.bsky.social

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Exclusive: In late 2024, FBI agents were looking at Sen. Susan Collins’ role in a massive illegal bribery scheme alleged by a former federal contractor. Then Trump gutted the FBI and DOJ, leaving no one to carry on the investigation – it’s dead. 🧵

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In August, Trump announced the “BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY!”

But is it?

The text of the accord — which grants the U.S. sweeping access to Venezuela’s oil reserves — has been one of DC’s most sought-after secrets.

ProPublica got to see a copy. 🧵

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“[It’s] corruption at its best,” Kao said. “But I am the only one rotting in prison.”

READ MORE: https://t.co/NIcnkoUGT0

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New: In early 2025, the FBI embarked on a major bribery investigation involving some of the most powerful men in Washington: Sen. Lindsey Graham, Rep. Jim Clyburn, and Rep. Joe Wilson. Then Trump purged the FBI and DOJ, leaving no one to carry out the investigation. It’s dead. 🧵

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Graham’s spokesperson also said that requiring a fundraising minimum for a donor event was normal practice.

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There's a secret Slack where the FDA has invited tech giants to shape future regulations on AI healthcare apps, and you're not invited: https://t.co/XAk0OAR4nK

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Read our full story here: https://t.co/TAVOt1aM3Y

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Sen. Collins faced Troy Jackson last night in their Maine Senate debate.

On stage, Collins inaccurately described ProPublica’s story about an FBI anticorruption investigation that probed the conduct of her & her staff until Trump’s DOJ shut it down. Let’s get into the facts…

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Abbott continued, “ProPublica bought it hook, line, and sinker.”

But of course, we didn’t take Kao’s word, either. Over many months, we reviewed a trove of evidence gathered by the FBI and interviewed dozens of people connected to the story. Then we published the receipts.