Ah! Are McConnell and his wife under an ethics investigation?

[imanamerican63]

Emails between the two over the several years could show that they were promoting their gains off of businesses in the of state Kentucky. Kentucky is McConnell's home state and who he represents. Politico has the story running on their page. I did not read the whole story, but will go back when I have more time to read the full story. Just wondering if Trump knew of this and is holding it over McConnell thus getting McConnell to give him everything he wants, one of many other things too?

[2naSalit]

1. I would hope so...nt

[FM123]

2. They should be!

"Chao has met at least 10 times with politicians and business leaders from the state in response to requests from McConnell’s office, according to documents provided to POLITICO by the watchdog group American Oversight. In some cases, those people later received what they were hoping for from Chao’s department, including infrastructure grants, the designation of an interstate highway and assistance in getting state funds for a highway project"
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/19/mitch-mcconnell-elaine-chao-relationship-1163655

[octoberlib]

3. From the article:

A trove of more than 800 pages of emails sheds new light on the working relationship between Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, one of the most potent power couples in Washington — including their dealings with McConnell supporters from their home state of Kentucky.

Chao has met at least 10 times with politicians and business leaders from the state in response to requests from McConnell’s office, according to documents provided to POLITICO by the watchdog group American Oversight. In some cases, those people later received what they were hoping for from Chao’s department, including infrastructure grants, the designation of an interstate highway and assistance in getting state funds for a highway project — although the documents don’t indicate the meetings led to those outcomes.


The records also do not show how frequently Chao has met with people from outside Kentucky, a state her husband has represented in the Senate since 1985, or how readily she has responded to similar requests from other lawmakers. But at least a dozen of the emails show McConnell’s staff acting as a conduit between Chao and Kentucky political figures or business leaders, some of whom have had prior relationships with the couple.

American Oversight obtained the emails under the Freedom of Information Act. The group’s executive director and founder, Austin Evers, said they show an unusually close relationship between a Senate leader and a member of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet — and that “Secretary Chao built a political operation in her office to favor Kentucky.”

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/19/mitch-mcconnell-elaine-chao-relationship-1163655

[Greybnk48]

4. LOCK THEM UP! n/t

[dalton99a]

5. +1.