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Report: Trump FBI Purge Ended Graham, Clyburn Bribery Inquiry
Original: How Trump’s FBI Purge Saved Lindsey Graham and James Clyburn From a Bribery Investigation
ProPublica reports that an FBI anti-corruption team investigated whether South Carolina's most powerful members of Congress, Republicans Lindsey Graham and Democrat James Clyburn, were involved in a bribery scheme. According to the report, after Trump moved to gut leadership at the FBI and Justice Department, the investigation went dark and no charges followed. The findings are drawing attention to questions about whether political interference shielded senior lawmakers from scrutiny, with both men denying wrongdoing.
Why now: A major investigative report alleges political interference shut down a bribery probe into two of Congress's most powerful members.
Donald TrumpLindsey GrahamJames ClyburnFBIProPublica
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Evidence
- How Trump’s FBI Purge Saved Lindsey Graham and James Clyburn From a Bribery Investigation · ProPublica
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.
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