Honest, kind homey
look: A long way past that
(Show me and Mitch the money)
The
McConnell’s (Sen. Mitch and Trans. Secy. Elaine Chao) – getting rich at the public’s
expense and violating law along the way:
This story
from the Washington Post.
The House
Oversight and Reform Committee has sought documents from Transportation
Secretary Elaine Chao as it investigates what it calls “…troubling questions into whether the Trump appointee misused her
position for personal and family benefit.”
Noting that
federal employees are forbidden from using public office for friends or
relatives and their “private gain” the committee’s letter to Chao cites
media reports that allege she leveraged her position to help “Foremost Group — a New York-based shipping company” that carries goods between the United States and China and that is
owned by her father and sisters — gained “influence and status with the Chinese
government that has given the Chao firm millions in loans.”
The sweeping
request for documents follows growing scrutiny of Chao and it joins a host of
inquiries into the Trump administration by a Democrat-led House.
The
committee cites reporting by the
New York Times this summer that the Transportation Department canceled
a fall 2017 trip to China after State Department staff members grew leery of
Chao’s efforts to include relatives in meetings with Chinese officials.
House
investigators are examining Chao’s appearances with her father, James Chao, in
interviews that featured the DOT’s seal and the committee’s letter that alleges
Chao’s father “touted her influence within the United States government and
boasted about his access to President Trump on Air Force One.”
My 2 cents: This is serious corruption of the worse
and corrupt kind.
But, within this Trump administration, basically from day-one, there have been few surprises and I suspect, many are forthcoming?
So stay
tuned – the Trump iceberg runs very deep.
Thanks for stopping by.
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