← All reports

The FBI's anti-corruption unit was shut down under Trump, raising concerns about the government's ability to investigate corruption.

CorruptionPoliticsOct 15, 2026score 0.942 posts · 1 replies across 2 instances
The thread discusses allegations of bribery involving a defense contractor CEO and Susan Collins, alongside the shutdown of an FBI anti-corruption unit under Trump. It highlights concerns about corruption and political influence in government operations.

Claims

The FBI's anti-corruption unit was shut down under Trump, raising concerns about the government's ability to investigate corruption.
Parent: GovernmentEntity: FBIImpact: negativeDate: Oct 15, 2026Target: The shutdown of the FBI's anti-corruption unit

Source posts

@[email protected]
NEW on “Paper Trail”: A defense contractor CEO told the FBI that he had bribed politicians — and that Susan Collins was his most important patron. Then Trump shut down an elite FBI anti-corruption unit. So we took it upon ourselves to investigate. Listen to the full episode: https://www.propublica.org/podcast/susan-collins-bribery-allegations-fbi-martin-kao?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post #News #SusanCollins #FBI #Trump #Maine #Defense #Government #Corruption #USPolitics #Law
104 boosts · 46 favs · 2 replies · Oct 15, 2026
#law#uspolitics#corruption#government#defense#maine
@[email protected]
A defense contractor CEO told the FBI that he had bribed politicians — and that Susan Collins was his most important patron. Then Trump shut down an elite FBI anti-corruption unit. So we took it upon ourselves to investigate. Listen to the full episode: ⁨https://www.propublica.org/podcast/susan-collins-bribery-allegations-fbi-martin-kao #News⁩ ⁨#SusanCollins⁩ ⁨#FBI⁩ ⁨#Maine⁩ ⁨#Defense⁩ ⁨#Government⁩ ⁨#Corruption⁩ ⁨#USPolitics⁩ ⁨#Law⁩ #uspol #authoritarianism
6 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Oct 15, 2026
#news#uspol#authoritarianism