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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMcConnell says he won't recuse himself from wife's cabinet confirmation
President-elect Donald Trump isnt the only one getting questions about mixing family affairs with work.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), whose wife Elaine Chao is Trumps pick for transportation secretary, was asked if he plans to recuse himself from her Senate confirmation process.
McConnells answer? In a word: no.
Ive heard rumors that it should be an outstanding appointment, McConnell said to laughs at a Senate news conference Tuesday. Someone actually asked [spokesman Don Stewart] if I was going to recuse myself. Let me be quite clear: I will not be recusing myself.
Well, there you go.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), whose wife Elaine Chao is Trumps pick for transportation secretary, was asked if he plans to recuse himself from her Senate confirmation process.
McConnells answer? In a word: no.
Ive heard rumors that it should be an outstanding appointment, McConnell said to laughs at a Senate news conference Tuesday. Someone actually asked [spokesman Don Stewart] if I was going to recuse myself. Let me be quite clear: I will not be recusing myself.
Well, there you go.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/11/29/mcconnell-says-he-wont-recuse-himself-from-wifes-cabinet-confirmation/?tid=sm_fb&utm_term=.a559ca291ed7
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McConnell says he won't recuse himself from wife's cabinet confirmation (Original Post)
ehrnst
Nov 2016
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Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)1. ...because Republicans just do not do ethics or responsibility.
gordianot
(15,226 posts)2. Minions are not really funny.
Your Republican masters will have total control soon enough.
BlueProgressive
(229 posts)3. For Republicans, "conflict of interest" is just "business as usual".
They control the Ethics Committee, too.
Paladin
(28,204 posts)4. Was anybody expecting McConnell to do the correct thing?
No, I didn't think so.
Skittles
(152,967 posts)5. the idea that someone actually MARRIED that guy
Horse with no Name
(33,956 posts)6. looks like it finally paid off for her....n/t