Maddow: Chao is one of four Trump cabinet members referred for criminal prosecution for corruption

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gawds. FOUR referrals and NONE prosecuted by Trumps DOJ!!!

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) waits to be sworn-in with his wife Elaine Chao, U.S. Secretary of Transportation, at the U.S. Capitol on January 3, 2021 in Washington, D.C. The 117th Congress begins today with the election of the Speaker of the House and administration of the oath of office for lawmakers in both chambers, procedures that will be modified to account for Covid-19 precautions. (Samuel Corum-Pool/Getty Images)
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Maddow: Chao is one of four Trump cabinet members referred for criminal prosecution for corruption
Maddow outlines a pattern in which Trump's DOJ declined to charge officials implicated in possible criminal conduct

https://www.salon.com/2021/03/04/maddow-chao-is-one-of-four-trump-cabinet-members-referred-for-criminal-prosecution-for-corruption_partner/


By Matthew Chapman


March 4, 2021 9:00AM (UTC)




On MSNBC Wednesday, Rachel Maddow outlined how the inspector general referral of former Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao to the Justice Department for potential criminal prosecution was part of a pattern of Trump administration Cabinet secretaries being implicated in possible criminal conduct and let off.

"Robert Wilkie, Trump Veterans Affairs secretary, investigated for corruption, resulted in referral to the DOJ, Trump's DOJ declined to prosecute," said Maddow. "Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, investigated for corruption. Found to be substantive and serious enough it was referred to Justice Department for criminal prosecution. Trump's Justice Department declined to prosecute. Also, Trump Labor Secretary Alex Acosta was investigated for corruption. Found to be serious enough he was referred to the Department of Justice for potential prosecution. The Trump Justice Department declined to prosecute him as well. Now four of them at least, now Trump Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao as well also referred for criminal prosecution, and referred to Trump DOJ, an interesting timeline, before they too decided not to prosecute her."
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"What other president in one term was effective enough to have four different Cabinet secretaries, at least, referred for criminal prosecution for corruption?" added Maddow.

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[zonemaster]

1. Start leveraging the sh*t out of Mitch McConnell with this

If she broke the law, Mitch is over a barrel. Use it, Democrats. You think the Republicans would think twice about it were a Democrat in the same position? No - they wouldn't. And they'd even fabricate the crime part just to get things rollin'.

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2. I listened to that show. The damn NYTimes reporter tried to poor water on it.

[riversedge]

4. Maddow was all hyped up and the nyt just was low keyed--and yes. splashing water on it.

[uponit7771]

3. OK, can the Biden DoJ look into prosecution for these 4 MAGA Minions?

[riversedge]

5. I do not know.