Elaine Chao is the latest member of Trump’s orbit to be accused of abusing her power while serving as Transportation Secretary from January 2017 to January 2020.According to a damning new report released by the Department of Transportation’s inspector general, Chao committed four kinds of ethics violations when she repeatedly used her staff and her position of power to call in personal favors.The report alleges that Chao invited family members to tag along on a work trip and instructed DOT public affairs staff to help promote her dad’s shipping business, market his book and book tour, and edit his Wikipedia page.The report also alleges that she directed DOT staff to look into a work permit application for someone connected to her family’s.