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Lindsey Graham, James Clyburn Were Under Scrutiny in FBI Bribery Probe

An FBI anti-corruption team launched an investigation into whether South Carolina’s most powerful members of Congress were involved in a bribery scheme, ProPublica found. After Trump gutted the FBI and DOJ, the investigation went dark.

Sources (4)+1 copy· Oct 20, 9:00 AM to Oct 20, 1:59 PM

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ProPublica· Oct 20, 9:00 AMLindsey Graham, James Clyburn Were Under Scrutiny in FBI Bribery ProbeAlso ran in Salon
Raw Story· Oct 20, 10:56 AMHow Trump’s FBI purge saved Lindsey Graham and James Clyburn from a bribery investigation
The New Republic· Oct 20, 1:29 PMTrump’s FBI Killed Bribery Probe Into Lindsey Graham and James Clyburn
HuffPost· Oct 20, 1:59 PMHow Trump’s FBI Purge Saved Lindsey Graham And James Clyburn From A Bribery Investigation

How it spread

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firstProPublica
+2hRaw Story
+4hThe New Republic
+5hSalon
+5hHuffPost

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FBI investigated whether Graham, Clyburn were involved in bribery scheme: ReportThe FBI investigated whether South Carolina's late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R) and Rep. James Clyburn (D) were involved in a bribery scheme in connection to Hawaiian naval defense contractor Navatek acquiring federal contracts in their home state, according to a report published by ProPublica on Tuesday. The report states that Graham met with two executives...

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