National Enquirer

WAS MITCH McCONNELL’S SISTER-IN-LAW MURDERED?

Bizarre drowning in deathtrap Tesla triggers fears of foreign espionage

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RUTHLESS foreign agents are suspected of murdering Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s billionair­e sister-in-law in a brazen bid to discredit electric car manufactur­er Tesla and prop up sales of its Chinese competitor, intelligen­ce insiders dish!

CIA sources say evidence emerging from the investigat­ion into the death of Angela Chao suggests her Tesla Model X

SUV was sabotaged before she backed it into a pond and drowned — when the doors and windows failed to open! Angela, 50, died on Feb. 11 at a remote 900-acre ranch in Texas Hill Country owned by a corporatio­n connected to her 62-year-old husband — venture capitalist Jim Breyer, who is worth an estimated $2.9 billion.

The accomplish­ed businesswo­man — who was CEO of Foremost Group, her family’s global shipping company — had invited old classmates from Harvard University to spend the weekend at the property to celebrate the Chinese

New Year. But the gathering turned tragic after she left a guesthouse around 1130 p.m. for what should have been a four-minute drive to her quarters.

Investigat­ors say as Angela executed a K-turn, her car continued going in reverse — until it raced over an embankment and plunged into the water!

In her final, frantic moments, sources say the doomed gal used her cell phone to call her pals and beg for help! Lawmen reveal they’re conducting a criminal investigat­ion to rule out any possible foul play.

The Bianco County Sheriff’s Office admits, “This incident was not a typical accident.” Angela’s position at Foremost — and her links to Washington, D.C. — sparked speculatio­n she was a target of Chinese operatives. Her sister Elaine Chao is married to McConnell — and served as Secretary of Labor under President George W. Bush and Secretary of Transporta­tion in President Donald Trump’s administra­tion.

Shortly after Angela’s death, congressio­nal investigat­ors announced more than 200 Chinesemad­e cranes were found at major U.S. ports containing communicat­ions equipment with no discernibl­e purpose! An intelligen­ce source tells The National ENQUIRER that Austin-based Tesla is currently locked in a global war for supremacy with China’s BYD Co. The two powerhouse­s are ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in world sales of electric vehicles.

Angela’s family fled to Taiwan from China on the eve of the Communist Party’s takeover in 1949 and ultimately settled in the U.S.

Sources fear that history likely made her an appealing mark for an assassinat­ion attempt involving a campaign to torpedo Tesla!

“Chao must have presented a very rich and alluring target,”

observes a source.

“Her family leaving China at that moment is an insult that would be long remembered by China’s Communist regime. If Tesla was embarrasse­d by her death in the process, that would make for a perfect industrial espionage operation.”

 ?? ?? Shipping industry CEO Angela Chao
died after her car went into a pond and became submerged in water
Shipping industry CEO Angela Chao died after her car went into a pond and became submerged in water
 ?? ?? Elaine Chao has been married to McConnell since 1993
Elaine Chao has been married to McConnell since 1993
 ?? ?? The Texas ranch where Angela perished on Feb. 11
The Texas ranch where Angela perished on Feb. 11
 ?? ?? Jim Breyer
Jim Breyer
 ?? ?? Angela was a sister-in-law to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell
Angela was a sister-in-law to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell
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 ?? ?? Tesla and BYD are the world’s top selling electric
carmakers
Tesla and BYD are the world’s top selling electric carmakers

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