The method didn’t always work. Once, Kao complained that a senator had reneged on a deal and he ought to get his donations back.

“You should not feel aggrieved nor should you ever put that in writing,” Todd Webster, another lobbyist Navatek hired, replied. Webster did not respond to detailed questions.

I imagine Todd Webster saw his life flash before his eyes there for a moment

This bribe happened in 2019, and the guy who gave it was sent to prison in 2022. Biden and Harris were never ever going to let anything happen to Collins.