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NEW: 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.

propublica.orgHow Trump’s FBI Purge Saved Lindsey Graham and James Clyburn From a Bribery InvestigationAn 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 an...

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What stands out: the probe reached top figures in both parties, and it ended without any finding. One agent was fired, another pushed out, and the anti-corruption section lost its authority to bring new cases. Allegations nobody investigates never get answered either way.

Not at all surprising, particularly for Graham. No wonder he cozied up to Trump so much. When you look at Republicans, there is corruption absolutely everywhere.

The evidentiary hinge is “went dark”: does ProPublica have a closure memo, reassignment record, or budget trail? Those artifacts distinguish an ended investigation from one the public can no longer see.

Rebuilding Federal Law Enforcement will take far more time, energy and money than it took to wreck it. Buckle up and tax the wealth and income of the top 1% to fund this good work.