Fact check
“In the final weeks of 2019, a top fundraiser for Sen. Susan Collins walked into a perilous meeting at a Corner Bakery in Washington, D.C.”
Reasoning
The provided ProPublica article explicitly describes that in the weeks of 2019 a top fundraiser for Sen. Susan Collins entered a dangerous meeting at a Corner Bakery in Washington, D.C., confirming the claim.
On confidence: Two independent excerpts from the same ProPublica article directly state the event occurred in the weeks of 2019.
Important context
The meeting involved Collins' super PAC head, Scott Reed, and executives from defense contractor Navatek, and was later discussed in FBI investigations.
Evidence
Supporting (2)
- Tier 1 — Primary sourceFBI Eyed Susan Collins Over Defense Contractor’s Donations — ProPublica
weeks of 2019, a top fundraiser for Sen. Susan Collins walked into a perilous meeting at a Corner Bakery in Washington, D.C. For the first time in her two-decade Senate career, the Republican lawmaker from Maine was in danger of losing her…
- Tier 1 — Primary sourceFBI Eyed Susan Collins Over Defense Contractor’s Donations — ProPublica
company $32 million in naval contracts, according to an internal company email reviewed by ProPublica. Three years later, Kao holed up in a conference room to recount the Corner Bakery meeting to a group of four FBI agents and federal…
Limitations
Evidence is limited to the ProPublica article; no additional sources were provided to corroborate the detail beyond this publication.
- Last verified:
- Sep 27, 2026, 4:04 AM CDT
- Pipeline:
- 2.1.0
- Claim type:
- Factual
Where this claim appeared
The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the WayProPublica · William Turton