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demmiblue

(36,751 posts)
Mon Sep 16, 2019, 02:50 PM Sep 2019

House committee launches investigation into Transportation Secretary Chao

Source: The Hill

The House Oversight Committee on Monday launched an investigation into whether Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao is using her office to benefit herself and her family.

“The Committee is examining your misstatements of fact, your actions that may have benefitted the company in which you continued to hold shares, and your compliance with ethics and financial disclosure requirements,” Reps. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) wrote in a letter to Chao.

The investigation follows allegations of ethics violations committed by Chao, who is married to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), in her role in the Trump administration.

This is a developing report

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/461604-house-committee-launches-investigation-into-chao

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House committee launches investigation into Transportation Secretary Chao (Original Post) demmiblue Sep 2019 OP
Oh...oh Leghorn21 Sep 2019 #1
Moscow Mitch is gonna go ballistic awesomerwb1 Sep 2019 #2
Moscow Mitch is going to have his hands full, distancing himself from his wife. lagomorph777 Sep 2019 #5
Mothertrumping Moscow Mitch can go trump himself. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2019 #22
Imagine the dirt they're going to find. Meadowoak Sep 2019 #3
Not just her but her family as well with their ties to Russia. nt avebury Sep 2019 #11
I think it's more their ties to China dhol82 Sep 2019 #24
I read a while back that her sister's avebury Sep 2019 #25
Hmmm - both bases covered dhol82 Sep 2019 #27
Also know that Susan Collins husband has ties to Russia. dhol82 Sep 2019 #28
#CommieChao meow2u3 Sep 2019 #29
Chao is as Dirty as They Come-She Takes Corruption to Unrivaled Levels dlk Sep 2019 #4
I bet she taught Mitch everything he knows. Meadowoak Sep 2019 #13
Including drugs coming in on her family's ships. Lonestarblue Sep 2019 #16
Beat me to it! Fritz Walter Sep 2019 #19
Back in Beijing they're cooking up some nasties for the US - get them hooked on drugs erronis Sep 2019 #32
Before Moscow Mitch obnoxiousdrunk Sep 2019 #26
This makes me happy! JustAnotherGen Sep 2019 #6
Oh, that ones gonna frost Moscow Mitch. TruckFump Sep 2019 #7
She's just the coffee girl, right? eggplant Sep 2019 #8
oh YES! catrose Sep 2019 #9
investigate Moscow Mitch as well - make it a 2-fer onetexan Sep 2019 #10
Kick Hekate Sep 2019 #12
Jeebus -we are going to need a hundred more oversight committees. Marie Marie Sep 2019 #14
Yes! Useless in FL Sep 2019 #15
bottomless pit of zentrum Sep 2019 #17
I've always suspsected that this was a marriage of convenience jmbar2 Sep 2019 #18
I sense another strongly worded letter is in the works. Mr. Evil Sep 2019 #20
About time!❤ Karadeniz Sep 2019 #21
This will get stopped samplegirl Sep 2019 #23
Can't wait to see Moscow Mitch say nothing about this!?! Brainfodder Sep 2019 #30
About damn time n/t Boomer Sep 2019 #31

dlk

(11,439 posts)
4. Chao is as Dirty as They Come-She Takes Corruption to Unrivaled Levels
Mon Sep 16, 2019, 03:09 PM
Sep 2019

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Lock her up!

Lonestarblue

(9,883 posts)
16. Including drugs coming in on her family's ships.
Mon Sep 16, 2019, 04:41 PM
Sep 2019

Every time Trump tweets or talks about all the drugs coming over the southern border, reporters need to ask about the drug pipeline from China. No border wall will stop drugs. There are just too many ways to get them here, including the United States Postal Service!

Fritz Walter

(4,281 posts)
19. Beat me to it!
Mon Sep 16, 2019, 05:20 PM
Sep 2019

Well done!

I thought the drugs found on the Chao-family ships were straight-up illegal, including and especially cocaine.

Wouldn’t surprise me if it’s discovered that her family is also behind the massive flow of opioids from the People’s Republic. The House Committee should definitely expand their investigation if/when they get the first hint of pushback from the KKKleptocracy infesting the executive branch right now.

erronis

(14,955 posts)
32. Back in Beijing they're cooking up some nasties for the US - get them hooked on drugs
Tue Sep 17, 2019, 02:02 PM
Sep 2019

and have an easy march into the country.

Question is, who will destroy this country first. China or rUSSRia?

JustAnotherGen

(31,688 posts)
6. This makes me happy!
Mon Sep 16, 2019, 03:21 PM
Sep 2019



Since the House keeps passing bills that die in the Senate - start going after every single member of the Trump Cabal.

TruckFump

(5,812 posts)
7. Oh, that ones gonna frost Moscow Mitch.
Mon Sep 16, 2019, 03:56 PM
Sep 2019

I wonder if he's going to ask Barr to have the DOJ protect her???

Marie Marie

(9,999 posts)
14. Jeebus -we are going to need a hundred more oversight committees.
Mon Sep 16, 2019, 04:24 PM
Sep 2019

Everyone of these people are crooked and it never ends.

jmbar2

(4,832 posts)
18. I've always suspsected that this was a marriage of convenience
Mon Sep 16, 2019, 04:59 PM
Sep 2019

Chinese agent and the world's most unattractive but corrupt senator

Mr. Evil

(2,750 posts)
20. I sense another strongly worded letter is in the works.
Mon Sep 16, 2019, 05:48 PM
Sep 2019

Until I see any of these corrupt people arrested, tried, convicted and imprisoned, I won't be hoping for much. Remember who the AG is.

samplegirl

(11,415 posts)
23. This will get stopped
Tue Sep 17, 2019, 09:41 AM
Sep 2019

dead in its tracks like everything else. I just don’t even get my hopes up anymore.
These republicans are above the law!

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