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How Trump’s FBI purge saved Lindsey Graham and James Clyburn from a bribery investigation

On March 3, 2020, Sen. Lindsey Graham walked into a private dining room at Charlie Palmer Steak in Washington, D.C. Graham’s time was expensive. He was meeting with two executives and a lobbyist from a Hawaiian naval defense contractor called Navatek. And he had required them to commit to $40,000 in campaign contributions for a 45-minute meeting.…

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

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  1. firstProPublica
  2. +2hRaw Story
  3. +4hThe New Republic
  4. +5hSalon
  5. +5hHuffPost

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