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Congratulations to the three elected officials—and the two appointees—in tight Senate races who recently secured tens of millions of dollars in DOT grants for their home states. Some received their grants after contacting Secretary Chao directly. (1)
Coincidentally, the campaigns of four of these Senators—Gardner, McConnell, McSally, and Tillis—received $50,000+ in independent expenditures from a McConnell-aligned Super PAC just before Trump’s Senate trial. (2) https://twitter.com/Ex67T20/status/1220567093080469505
https://restorepublictrust.org/restore-public-trust-and-american-oversight-file-lawsuit-to-expose-sec-chaos-work-with-mcconnells-political-allies/
Secretary Chao was, coincidentally, in communication with that Super PAC’s leadership, as was (now) Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen—Chao’s deputy at the time. (3)
Secretary Chao was, coincidentally, in communication with that Super PAC’s leadership, as was (now) Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen—Chao’s deputy at the time. (3)
One director for that Super PAC is, coincidentally, Robert “Mike” Duncan, a longtime Kentucky political operative who voted to install Louis DeJoy as Postmaster General. (4) https://twitter.com/JaneMayerNYer/status/1294663051535425543
Duncan’s son, coincidentally, is the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, whose nomination McConnell shepherded through confirmation. Duncan’s office prosecuted the father of McConnell’s 2014 opponent criminal campaign finance violations... (5) https://twitter.com/Ex67T20/status/1302630534611378176
...based on an FEC complaint filed by the Republican Party of Kentucky when Mike Duncan, coincidentally, was a Party official. (6) https://twitter.com/Ex67T20/status/1302418317685202946
https://restorepublictrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Chao-Kentucky-Contracts.pdf
The favoritism Secretary Chao has shown to her husband’s home state is well-documented. (7)
The favoritism Secretary Chao has shown to her husband’s home state is well-documented. (7)
The favoritism Secretary Chao has shown to clients of her former “advisor on ports” is also well-documented. (8) https://twitter.com/Ex67T20/status/1300636664080064512
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More coincidences. https://twitter.com/Ex67T20/status/1299775530179403779
*Four* elected officials. https://twitter.com/SteveDaines/status/1304075889832062978
Another DOT grant for North Carolina. I wonder where this $47,000,000 will go? https://twitter.com/SenThomTillis/status/1307696015781191680
https://grants.ost.dot.gov/public/ViewMessage.cfm?MsgID=bcpx19hb5p
Oh—it looks like it’s going directly to CSX Transportation. I wonder who’s lobbying for CSX?
Oh—it looks like it’s going directly to CSX Transportation. I wonder who’s lobbying for CSX?
https://thefiorentinogroup.com/clients/
What a coincidence—it’s Secretary Chao’s former advisor on ports, Marty Fiorentino.
What a coincidence—it’s Secretary Chao’s former advisor on ports, Marty Fiorentino.
Another $16,000,000 to North Carolina. https://twitter.com/SenThomTillis/status/1314681656746422273
