what's happening with Elaine Chao using her office to enrich her dad's Chinese shipping firm?

[EleanorR]

And then Mitch firing the IG to cover it up? I realize we just got Garland confirmed, but surely some news outlets are digging into this and looking for people to step forward who can confirm the corruption? Mitch is still in office, no one calling for his resignation. Why is that?

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."

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

[Me.]

1. FRankly

considering her family's closeness to the leaders in China, I can't help wondering about loose lips.

[keithsw]

2. Not that it matters,

But is her father even still alive? She's probably about 70? he would be about 90?

[EleanorR]

3. Yep

He's 93.

This is from 2019-

The chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on Monday said the committee was launching an investigation into whether Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao used her office to help the shipping company owned by her father and sisters.

In a letter to Chao, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, D-Maryland, requested information and documents about media reports that Chao had appeared alongside her father in at least a dozen Chinese media interviews, sometimes behind the official seal of the Department of Transportation, in order to benefit Foremost Group, the family shipping company.

“During some of these interviews, your father touted your influence within the United States government and boasted about his access to President Trump on Air Force One,” read the letter, also signed by Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, chairman of the Oversight panel’s Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy.

https://www.rollcall.com/2019/09/17/committee-launches-probe-of-chaos-ties-to-familys-business/

[keithsw]

4. Wow

93! thanks for the info

[crickets]

5. K&R for visibility.

[uponit7771]

6. K&R, ... and why hasn't the M$M giving HR1 more attention than Cuomo!?!?

[Vinca]

7. Nothing. Everything is okay if done by a Republican.