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According to reporting by ProPublica, the FBI previously investigated South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and Democratic Representative James Clyburn in connection with a bribery scheme involving a Hawaiian naval defense contractor. Reports state that the investigative team was disbanded after Donald Trump returned to office.
Outlets across the political spectrum agree that a recent report revealed the FBI previously investigated Senator Lindsey Graham and Representative James Clyburn regarding a potential bribery scheme involving a defense firm, and that the inquiry was subsequently shut down.
Left-leaning outlets like The New Republic, Salon.com, and HuffPost frame the story aggressively around President Trump and his administration, using terms like Trump's FBI purge in their headlines. The Center outlet The Hill provides a more neutral framing of the events reported by ProPublica. The Right-leaning outlet BizPac Review similarly covers the allegations while questioning who was involved in the bipartisan quid-pro-quo behavior.
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FBI investigated whether Graham, Clyburn were involved in bribery scheme: Report
The 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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Source context: The FBI was investigating South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and Democratic Representative Jim Clyburn for a massive pay-to-play bribery scandal involving a Hawaiian naval defense firm. Then the FBI eliminated the team working on the case upon President Trump’s retu…
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The FBI was investigating South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and Democratic Representative Jim Clyburn for a massive pay-to-play bribery scandal involving a Hawaiian naval defense firm. Then the FBI eliminated the team working on the case upon President Trump’s return to office.New reporting from ProPublica details the dealings of the South…
Hawaiian naval firm filled South Carolina politicians’ campaign coffers and won federal contracts in the state
The details of this investigation have not previously been reported.
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The 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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New allegations of President Donald Trump’s FBI shutting down an investigation of alleged “quid-pro-quo behavior” centered around a bipartisan duo that included a longtime ally. Last month,…
