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In its report on Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao's family's business, @NYTimes pointed to an instance in 2017 when Chao's and Senator Mitch McConnell's offices arranged a Capitol tour for local Chinese Communist Party leaders: nytimes.com/2019/06/02/us/…
We obtained the emails in which Chao and McConnell staff arranged an "off limits" tour for "VIP Guests." documentcloud.org/documents/5700…
The emails we uncovered also show that Chao and McConnell prioritized meeting with supporters and politicians from their home state: americanoversight.org/emails-reveal-…
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