Albert R. Hunt, Columnist

This Voice of Reason Rises From the Swamp

Senator Angus King is the latest in a long line of thoughtful Maine lawmakers. He talked to us about the Russia probe.

June 18, 2017 at 11:00 AM UTC

Albert R. Hunt is a former Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He was the executive editor of Bloomberg News, before which he was a reporter, bureau chief and executive Washington editor at the Wall Street Journal.

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Looking for someone to make sense of the Washington scandals? It's always smart to turn to a senator from Maine.

In the Senate Intelligence Committee, which is looking at Russian influence on the 2016 presidential election, Maine's Susan Collins is the Republican most likely to speak up for bipartisan common sense. The most thoughtful interrogator of all has been the state's other senator, Angus King, an independent who usually votes with Democrats.