Republican senator calls bribery allegation \u2018categorically false\u2019 as ProPublica reports Trump derailed FBI inquiry<\/p>\n
Democrats in Maine on Wednesday accused Republican senator Susan Collins of corruption after a major media outlet reported that the FBI had proposed investigating her for allegedly accepting bribes \u2013 before Donald Trump derailed the inquiry.<\/p>\n
The article from the investigative newsroom ProPublica rocked the race for Collins\u2019s Senate seat, which is crucial to Democrats\u2019 hopes of winning control of the chamber in the 3 November midterm election. The outlet reported that in the run-up to Collins\u2019s successful bid for a fifth term in 2020, the head of her Super Pac had solicited a campaign donation from contracting firm Navatek, which demanded assurances of business from the government in return.<\/p>\n
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