Avi Asher-Schapiro, ProPublica

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Avi Asher-Schapiro covers money and power in the second Trump administration for ProPublica. He is interested in tips about how private interests seek influence in D.C., and is drawn to complex topics that require careful and nuanced reporting.

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illustration featuring images of Martin Kao and Susan Collins

The FBI anti-corruption squad was circling Susan Collins — until Trump got in the way

After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump administration dismantled the unit handling the inquiry.

ByWilliam Turton, ProPublica Avi Asher-Schapiro, ProPublica Molly Redden, ProPublica Kirsten Berg, ProPublica

September 22, 2026