- Elaine Chao, Trump's former Transportation Secretary, met with the January 6 panel, per CNN.
- Chao, who is also Mitch McConnell's wife, swiftly resigned the day after the Capitol breach.
- Chao was reportedly in talks to invoke the 25th amendment to remove Trump from office at the time.
Donald Trump's former US Transportation Secretary recently talked with the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attacks on the Capitol.
Elaine Chao, who is also Mitch McConnell's wife, and several other members of Trump's Cabinet met with the panel, according to a report from CNN that cites anonymous sources.
It's unclear what was discussed. A spokesperson for Chao did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Chao was one of the first Cabinet officials to resign after the US Capitol was breached. She said in a statement at the time that the US "experienced a traumatic and entirely avoidable event as supporters of the President stormed the Capitol building following a rally he addressed."
"As I'm sure is the case with many of you, it has deeply troubled me in a way that I simply cannot set aside," she said.
—Sec. Elaine Chao (@SecElaineChao) January 7, 2021
Several other Cabinet members have spoken with the committee, including former National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien and former US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, CNN reported.
DeVos and other cabinet members were involved in discussions to remove Trump from office through the 25th Amendment following the January 6 attack. The amendment allows a vice president, along with a majority of the executive Cabinet or a body appointed by Congress, to declare that a president is unfit for office.
When it was clear the option was off the table, DeVos suggested in an interview with USA Today that she decided to resign on January 7, 2021. Other Trump officials who left their posts shortly after the attack and have now spoken with or testified before the January 6 panel include former national security advisor Matthew Pottinger and former deputy press secretary Sarah Matthews.
Talks to invoke the 25th Amendment have also been of interest to the January 6 panel's investigations. On Tuesday, panel member Rep. Zoe Lofgren confirmed that the committee met with former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The topic of discussion was the 25th amendment, CNN reported.