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Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵

* Government by the Corporations for the Corporations: The concern that government functions primarily to serve corporate interests rather than the public is a central debate in modern politics, often referred to as corporatocracy or the influence of "dark money" in politics. *