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In 2025, the FBI was examining the actions of Sen Lindsey Graham, Rep. Jim Clyburn, and Rep. Joe Wilson as part of a sweeping bribery probe. Then Trump’s campaign of retribution demolished public corruption investigations. propublica.org/article/navat…
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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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Lindsey Graham & Jim Clyburn were under FBI investigation, as part of a potentially explosive corruption probe in S Carolina.
Then Trump purged the anti-corruption teams at DOJ & the case died.
My latest w/@WilliamTurton @mtredden @kirstenberg
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FBI probed whether Graham, Clyburn and Wilson were tied to bribery scheme: ProPublica abcnews4.com/news/local/fbi-…
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How Trump’s FBI Purge Saved Lindsey Graham and James Clyburn From a Bribery Investigation propublica.org/article/navat…
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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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NEW: Lindsay Graham and Jim Clyburn were under FBI investigation for bribery.
Then Trump dismantled the DOJ & FBI public corruption units.
The investigation died.
We unearthed it:
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Our latest story describes a steak dinner Kao had with Lindsey Graham in 2022. Kao paid ~$40,000 in campaign donations for 45 minutes w/Graham.
He later told the FBI he viewed this as a bribe to get Graham’s help w/millions in federal contracts.
Graham’s office said that it is normal practice for fundraising dinners to have a contribution minimum. An FBI spokesperson said Kao’s claims are “half baked” and “misleading.”
Read our full investigation here: propublica.org/article/navat…
The Pentagon Gave $350 Million in Contracts to a Firm Closely Tied to a Senior Defense Department Official propublica.org/article/georg…
Susan Collins still working with operatives tied to straw donation scheme pressherald.com/2026/10/13/s…
