THREAD: Elaine Chao. 1/ My reporting on her shady ChiCom ties & the national security threat of her Swamp crony deals dates back 2 decades. In 2001, I reported on Chao's close ties to Clinton-Gore Chinagate donor/Lippo Group operative John Huang.
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2/In 2001, I also reported on how Chao's hubby Mitch McConnell worked closely w/another Chinagate operative, Maria Hsia, who helped draft the EB-5 program peddling green cards to wealthy Chinese investors.
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3/In 2015, John Miano & I devoted Chapter 7 of Sold Out to EB-5 racket, elaborating on Hsia's role in working w/Chao's husband crafting EB-5. Hsia had laundered DNC $$ through Buddhist temple. At least 6 officials who worked w/Huang at Lippo Bank reportedly benefited from EB-5.
4/More bkgd on Chao hubby's pal Maria Hsia, incl. link to "The China Connection: Summary of [Sen. Govt Affairs] Cmte Findings Relating to Efforts of the People's Republic of China to Influence U.S. Policies"
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5/In November 2016, I raised red flags using the hashtag #draintheswamp as Trump proceeded to nominate Elaine Chao for Transportation Secretary.
6/In January 2017, I aired an EB-5 documentary exposing the bipartisan roots & beneficiaries of the program ripping off American taxpayers at the expense of national security==>
7/In 2018, I discussed Chao/McConnell's #SwampFamily deals/appointments w/ @ramansour on #BreitbartRadio & warned that if the GOP didn't self-police, these China/Beltway culture of corruption issues would come back & bite GOP in the ass. LISTEN:
8/Schweitzer's 2018 book, Secret Empires, fleshed out Chao/McConnell Chicom enrichment & her father's mega-shipping firm: "The success of Foremost is largely due to its close ties to the Chinese govt, in particular the China State Shipbuilding Corp."
nypost.com/2018/03/17/how…
nypost.com/2018/03/17/how…
9/In June 2019, Chao's mother died, shedding light on family's fortune. "Foremost’s 33-ship fleet is worth $1.2 billion today before factoring in debt." A NYT investigation detailed how Chao’s govt positions have benefited her family’s company.
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nytimes.com/2019/06/02/us/…
10/According to the Chinese press, Chao had accepted appointed in 2009 as an "International Consultant of Wuhan Government." Yes, WUHAN.
chinascope.org/archives/1083
chinascope.org/archives/1083
11/Chao's father has met with Trump on Air Force One to talk "business." She has failed to recuse herself multiple times over clear business conflicts of interest & failed to disclose her Wuhan consultant position.
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12/Chao & McConnell have been BAD NEWS for America for 20-plus yrs. Now, Dems can seize on latest treachery of Graham et al trying to stuff EB-5 (drafted w/help of McConnell/Chao crony agent of China) into stimulus package plus stock selloffs of Burr et al.
GOP = STUPID PARTY.
GOP = STUPID PARTY.
Judge Swamp people by their records, not their rhetoric. McConnell and his wife are #AmericaLast not #AmericaFirst #draintheswamp
14/ I guess I am the only one who is bothered by the eerily smiling presence of Wuhan government consultant Elaine Chao and her hubby Mitch, who worked with Chinagate agent Maria Hsia to create EB-5, hovering over Trump.
