Navatek CEO told FBI agents Susan Collins promised $32 million in Navy contracts

Navatek CEO Martin Kao told FBI agents that Susan Collins (Sen-R Maine) committed to getting his company $32 million in naval contracts, and that a pro-Collins super PAC asked him for $500,000. Both claims are Kao's own account. Collins calls the reporting a "smear job" built on "the words of a twice-convicted felon."

The money:

• Kao routed an initial $150,000 donation through a shell company; the super PAC head replied "Very smart."
• Kao and associates gave nearly $900,000 to dozens of politicians.
• Kao says the super PAC's $500,000 request came in 2019.