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Collins opponent says ‘jig is up’ after ProPublica report; her aide calls it ‘categorically false’

Collins opponent says ‘jig is up’ after ProPublica report; her aide calls it ‘categorically false’

Summary

Maine Senate candidate Troy Jackson criticized Senator Susan Collins after a ProPublica report suggested corruption involving her campaign donations. Collins’s aide strongly denied the claims, calling them completely false.

Key Facts

  • Troy Jackson is the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate from Maine.
  • Senator Susan Collins is the current Republican senator from Maine running for re-election.
  • ProPublica published a report alleging corruption linked to Collins’s campaign funding.
  • The report claims Collins helped secure millions in taxpayer money for a donor who supports her campaign.
  • Collins’s aide described the report as “categorically false.”
  • Jackson said “the jig is up,” meaning he believes the truth has been revealed.
  • The controversy centers on campaign financing and government spending.
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