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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsME-SEN: Susan Collins' plight gets worse with new corruption allegation, possible ethics probe
The American Democracy Legal Fund (ADLF) sent a letter Wednesday to the U.S. Senate Ethics Committee asking to open an investigation into allegations that Sen. Susan Collins of Maine a Republican who faces a tight re-election battle this fall used her office to financially benefit her husband and, subsequently, herself.
The charges, laid out in the letter and exclusively obtained by Salon, are informed by a recent HuffPost article reporting that Collins who now trails Democrat Sara Gideon in most polls, in one of the most closely-watched races in the country has advocated and voted for policies that benefited her husband's consulting and lobbying business.
"This is a clear pattern of unethical and corrupt behavior by Sen. Susan Collins and the Senate Ethics Committee must begin an immediate investigation into her abuse of office," ADLF's Brad Woodhouse told Salon in a statement. "We are in the middle of a pandemic that has cost more than 180,000 Americans their lives, and instead of focusing on helping her constituents, Sen. Collins is using her office to enrich herself and her husband. This blatant corruption must be thoroughly investigated by the Senate Ethics Committee."
https://www.salon.com/2020/09/09/exclusive-susan-collins-plight-gets-worse-with-new-corruption-allegation-possible-ethics-probe/
Elwood P Dowd
(11,443 posts)Old Joe can pick some real winners. Now he is very "concerned" I'm sure.
eShirl
(18,503 posts)Takket
(21,620 posts)I'm not familiar with the group..........
Nevilledog
(51,196 posts)crickets
(25,983 posts)Nevilledog
(51,196 posts)tavernier
(12,399 posts)What else is a girl to do when she is low on jewelry?
ooky
(8,928 posts)DarthDem
(5,256 posts)Along with Sen. Ernst, I want this person out of office more than anyone not named Trump, Pence or McConnell. Honorable mention to Thom Tillis.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,185 posts)Kingofalldems
(38,471 posts)Tribetime
(4,701 posts)bluecollar2
(3,622 posts)Do I really need to add the emoji?
eShirl
(18,503 posts)go Sarah Gideon!
lindysalsagal
(20,727 posts)We're all gonna talk about you when you're gone.
demtenjeep
(31,997 posts)but I'm concerned