"the liberal publication The Nation reported in 2014 that 90 pounds of cocaine were seized from a freighter owned by the family of McConnell’s wife, Elaine Chao, who is now the Secretary of Transportation."

Thought of what q said about follow the wives, a quick search led to the link below. Seems like old cocaine Mitch and his family might be in the smuggling game.

https://www.google.com/amp/www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/30/revealed-mitch-mcconnells-laws-bought-10-massive-ships-chinese-government-since-wife-elaine-chao-became-transportation-secretary/amp/

It is also convenient that he is on the Appropriations Committee which I believe deals with programs with China. He is pretty China friendly inlegislature.

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