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Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign.
The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers.
Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
ALT Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.
The Paxtons’ blind trust invested $600K in a convicted fraudster’s new company.
Experts say the trust wasn’t truly blind as the Paxtons reported losses from it on their taxes.
Angela Paxton also sat on an affiliate’s advisory board for several years.
propublica.org/article/ken-p…
THREAD: You might not recognize her, but this woman has turned election denial from a fringe conspiracy into an organized national movement.
And from behind the scenes, she has a direct line to President Trump.
This is everything you need to know about Cleta Mitchell 👇
ALT A woman in a colorful patterned jacket, wearing brown square glasses and looking off to the side. Behind her is a TV screen with a blue background.
16/ A White House spokesperson didn’t answer specific questions about Mitchell, saying she has no official role in election policy but is an effective private advocate.
17/ To tell this story, we interviewed 35+ people who have worked with Mitchell or know her personally. We also examined thousands of emails, hundreds of hours of recordings, court filings, speeches and more.
Read our full investigation: propublica.org/article/cleta…
Ahead of next week’s midterms, President Trump has empowered his loyalists to try to transform the voting process.
Here are five takeaways from our reporting on the administration’s unprecedented efforts to exert federal control over elections.
propublica.org/article/midte…
We’ve tallied and catalogued more than 500 cases of U.S. citizens reportedly detained by federal immigration agents.
Search our database by the type of incident and the state where it happened to learn more.
projects.propublica.org/amer…
