Investigate Elaine Chao's abuse of power! (petition)

Trump's former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao repeatedly abused her position by helping her family promote their shipping business.

Dear MoveOn member,

According to the Department of Transportation's inspector general, Trump's former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao repeatedly abused her position by helping her family promote their shipping business, Foremost Group, that was founded by her father and is currently run by her sister.¹

The inspector general referred the case for criminal prosecution because Chao violated federal ethics laws, but, unsurprisingly, President Trump's Justice Department chose to look the other way as yet another one of his appointees abused their public office for private gain.²

Will you add your name to demand that President Biden's Justice Department launch an investigation to hold her accountable for this abuse of power?

Chao used Transportation Department resources to arrange a trip to China for her father and sister, she tasked staff with promoting her father's public appearances, and she even had her employees perform chores for her father. These are just a few examples. The inspector general's 44-page report detailed dozens of these instances.³ President Biden's Justice Department can and must rectify this failure of the corrupt Trump administration to uphold the rule of law by investigating Chao and holding her accountable.

It's outrageous, but not surprising, that even after the inspector general referred these serious acts of nepotism for a criminal investigation, the Trump administration declined to take action. Trump and his cronies in the Republican Party are rife with corruption. That is crystal clear, especially after Trump incited a deadly insurrection fueled by white supremacy and spineless Republican leaders responded by voting to let him get away with it.

We can do better. As the Biden administration works to mitigate and reverse the damage done by Trump and the GOP Treason Caucus, holding abusers of power like former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao accountable is a critical first step. 

Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to your friends.

Thanks!

–Devon Nir, Common Cause

Sources: 

1. "Elaine Chao Used DOT Resources For Personal Errands, Family Business, IG Report Says," NPR, March 4, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/150246?t=10&akid=291667%2E10220574%2EnyovdK

2. "Inspector general said Elaine Chao misused position, referred case for prosecution," Courier Journal, March 3, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/150247?t=12&akid=291667%2E10220574%2EnyovdK

3. "Mitch McConnell's Wife Elaine Chao Abused Office to Help Family Firm With China Business, Watchdog Found," Newsweek, March 3, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/150248?t=14&akid=291667%2E10220574%2EnyovdK

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