WASHINGTON — Following a deluge of corruption stories about Secretary Elaine Chao using her position to benefit her family’s business and husband’s political career, Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney announced last night on “The Rachel Maddow Show” that the House Transportation Committee plans to investigate Chao. In the interview, Rep. Maloney called out Chao’s corruption, saying, “That’s wrong. It’s not politics as usual. It’s nepotism. And the public deserves to know what the truth is.”
“We’re pleased that Congress is taking its oversight role seriously and will investigate Secretary Chao,” said Lizzy Price, spokesperson for Restore Public Trust. “From failing in her oversight roles at scandal-plagued Wells Fargo and the Department of Transportation, to using her position to score political points for her husband and benefit her family’s company, the time has come for Chao to be investigated. Chao has proven herself to be a shrewd and secretive political player but she can no longer hide her unethical behavior from the American people.”
Restore Public Trust first called on Congress to investigate Secretary Chao in December 2018 over her role in Wells Fargo’s abuses in bilking customers and targeting seniors, veterans, and immigrants. Wells Fargo’s abuses around that time recently resulted in a $240 million settlement. Below is a roundup of RPT’s work:
Chao Using Her Position to Boost Her Husband’s Political Career
- ICYMI: Sec. Chao Using Her Position to Give $78 Million in Grants for Husband Mitch McConnell’s Favored Projects
- Secretary Chao Unveils More Money for Kentucky As Her Husband Prepares for Tough Re-Election Battle
- UNCOVERED: New Evidence From Restore Public Trust Shows Sec. Elaine Chao Used Position to Favor Kentucky as McConnell Prepares for Tough Re-Election
Chao’s Promotion of her Family’s Business
Chao’s Oversight Failures at Scandal-Plagued Wells Fargo
- Court Says Chao Needs to Pay Millions for Wells Fargo Abuse
- Chao’s Oversight Failure at Wells Fargo Cost the Bank $240 Million
- Restore Public Trust Urges Incoming House Financial Services Chair to Examine Role of Secretary Chao as Board Member of Wells Fargo
Chao’s Oversight Failures at Department Of Transportation
- Boeing Disaster Was Chao’s Failure, Lack of Oversight at FAA Comes Into Focus
- Conflicts Abound At FAA As Chao Picks Drone Executive for Drone Oversight
Chao’s Ethics Lapses
- Chao Slammed By Hometown Columnist As “Just Another Number in an Ethically Challenged Trump Administration”
- Chao Failed to Divest Stock, Profiting from Industry She Oversees
- RPT Calls for Senators to Investigate Sec. Chao Over Recent Scandals
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