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Ex-transportation chief Elaine Chao inappropriately used her office to benefit her family, an ethics probe found
The report showed she made plans to include relatives on an official trip to China and had her public affairs staff help market her dad s bookhttps://t.co/MZSTTK0JNn
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In her time as former President Donald Trump’s transportation secretary, Elaine Chao repeatedly used her position and agency staff to help family members who run a shipping business with ties to China, in potential violation of federal ethics laws, according to an Office of Inspector General report.
The findings were uncovered in the Transportation Department’s inspector general report released Wednesday that detailed the office’s investigation into Chao’s dealings as secretary.
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Originally published on March 4, 2021 8:31 am
In her time as former President Donald Trump s transportation secretary, Elaine Chao repeatedly used her position and agency staff to help family members who run a shipping business with ties to China, in potential violation of federal ethics laws, according to an Office of Inspector General report.
The findings were uncovered in the Transportation Department s inspector general report released Wednesday that detailed the office s investigation into Chao s dealings as secretary.
The inspector general referred the findings to the Justice Department in December 2020. But with the Trump administration coming to a close, the DOJ declined to open its own investigation into the matter citing there is not predication to do so.
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In her time as former President Donald Trump s transportation secretary, Elaine Chao repeatedly used her position and agency staff to help family members who run a shipping business with ties to China, in potential violation of federal ethics laws, according to an Office of Inspector General report.
The findings were uncovered in the Transportation Department s inspector general report released Wednesday that detailed the office s investigation into Chao s dealings as secretary.
The inspector general referred the findings to the Justice Department in December 2020. But with the Trump administration coming to a close, the DOJ declined to open its own investigation into the matter, citing there is not predication to do so.