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Senator Collins and her husband are making money off of this war.

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Troy Jackson, at Maine U.S. Senate General Election Debate 2 (WMTW)

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Why we checked itSpecific allegation that a sitting senator and her husband are financially profiting from the Iran war — a serious, verifiable claim about financial conflicts of interest.
What we foundThomas Daffron's ownership of stock in defense contractors and oil/gas companies that have benefited from the Iran war is confirmed by Collins's official Senate financial disclosure filing, but whether the couple has actively realized financial gains from the war specifically is an inference drawn primarily by partisan sources rather than independently verified reporting.
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