The F.B.I. closed an inquiry into allegations involving a political adviser to Senator Susan Collins and a defense contractor, saying it found little corroborating evidence. Collins denied wrongdoing, while Senate candidate Troy Jackson accused her and President Trump of a cover-up.
Outlets report that a ProPublica account described an FBI inquiry into allegations involving Susan Collins’s political orbit and a defense contractor, which Collins denied. Coverage says the inquiry was closed or stalled, though articles describe its scope and ending differently.
Left-leaning outlets emphasize the Trump administration’s role in ending the investigation and challenge Collins’s account that she had been cleared. Center outlets focus on political reactions and competing accounts, including Collins’s denials and the FBI’s statement that it found nothing implicating her or her campaign.
Collins’s Democratic opponent who accused her and Trump of a cover-up
ALSO MENTIONED Scott Reed, Collins fundraiser and adviser named in allegations about campaign contributions; Kash Patel, F.B.I. director whose personnel actions at a public-corruption unit are discussed
Collins’s Democratic opponent who accused her and Trump of a cover-up
ALSO MENTIONED Scott Reed, Collins fundraiser and adviser named in allegations about campaign contributions; Kash Patel, F.B.I. director whose personnel actions at a public-corruption unit are discussed
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