propublica.org/article/navatek-lindsey-graham-jim-clyburn-fbi-anti-corruption-bribery How Trump’s FBI Purge Saved Lindsey Graham and James Clyburn From a Bribery Investigation
A Hawaiian naval contractor's CEO told the FBI his business model was bribing officials for contracts, and that the research Navatek delivered was often worthless. He said Sen. Lindsey Graham agreed to steer a $10 million contract his way after Kao pledged $100,000 to Graham's reelection, an account that agents found lined up with seized company records.
— via ProPublica, Molly Redden
