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left is the emphasis on how not to prosecute matters, not how to aggressively conduct investigations leading to prosecutions." Smith and three other FBI agents later testified before
Congress in late 1999 that Justice Department prosecutors impeded their inquiry. FBI agent Daniel Wehr told Congress that the first head U.S. attorney in the investigation, Laura Ingersoll, told the agents they should "not pursue any matter related to solicitation of funds for access to the president. The reason given was, 'That's the way the American political process works.' I was scandalized by that," Wehr said. The four FBI agents also said that Ingersoll prevented them from executing
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295:(NSC) aide, Chung made forty-nine separate visits to the White House between February 1994 and February 1996. One of his purposes in making these trips was to obtain photographs of himself with the Clintons, which he believed would help him to get business in China by giving people the impression that he had connections and influence in Washington—he used a brochure that included at least ten photographs of himself with Hillary Clinton along with a personal note from her. During one of the
196:) which Trie allegedly delivered in two envelopes each containing several checks and money orders. The fund immediately rejected $ 70,000 and deposited the remainder, but ordered an investigation of the source. The investigation found that some of the money orders were made out in different names but with the same handwriting, and sequentially numbered. The fund then rejected the donation entirely, and allegedly returned the deposited funds two months after the initial contribution.
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said in May 1998, "Barring some dramatic change, I think the Burton investigation is going to be remembered as a case study in how not to do a congressional investigation and as a prime example of investigation as farce." In a May 5, 1998, letter to other
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that granting a visa would be "inconsistent with unofficial relationship " and the
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I did not know that it was a fund-raiser. But I knew it was a political event, and I knew there were finance people that were going to be present, and so that alone should have told me, 'This is inappropriate and this is a mistake; don't do this.' And I take responsibility for that. It was a
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the so-called plan, Chinese officials acknowledged that, compared to other countries, it had little knowledge of, or influence over, policy decisions made in Congress, which had a sizeable pro-Taiwan faction under the influence of a more established "
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and eighteen other Republicans signed a resolution to impeach Bill Clinton for alleged campaign finance law violations and obstruction of congressional investigations. Anti Clinton activists collected 100,000 signatures supporting his impeachment.
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investigator of the controversy stated that the Chinese plan targeted both presidential and congressional United States elections, while Democratic senators said the evidence showed the Chinese targeted only congressional elections. The
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poll taken in May 1998 found 58 percent of Americans felt an independent counsel should have been appointed to investigate the controversy. Thirty-three percent were opposed. The same poll found that 47 percent of Americans believed a
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wrote in a 22-page memorandum to then Clinton's critics called of the scandal, nicknamed "Chinagate." Attorney General Janet Reno said in November 1997 that "It is difficult to imagine a more compelling situation for appointing an
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John Huang's memo to Vice President Gore's assistant Kimberly Tilley specifically mentioned that the temple meeting was a fundraising event. Gore later acknowledged that he had known the visit was "finance-related."
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position at the Commerce Department gave him access to classified intelligence on China. While at the department, it was later learned, Huang met 9 times with Chinese embassy officials.
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147:had previously assured his Chinese counterpart
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976:Campaign finance reform in the United States
961:Lincoln Bedroom for contributors controversy
926:2019 Australian Parliament infiltration plot
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592:in mid-1995. Gingrich called the meeting a "
114:government of the People's Republic of China
2474:"Reno Defends Independent Counsel Decision"
2457:, June 23, 2000, Retrieved: April 14, 2006
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2179:"White House Unswayed By China Allegations"
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543:U.S. Senate Governmental Affairs Committee
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971:Campaign finance in the United States
512:may have been shipped off to Taiwan.
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2252:Thompson Committee Wraps Up Its Work
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1999:"Red Face Over China - June 1, 1998"
1974:"Red Face Over China - June 1, 1998"
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1894:"Commerce pick tied to China cash"
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1367:from the original on March 9, 2012
985:"The Fixers", Season 15, Episode 6
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215:wired >$ 1M USD from Macau and
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635:
75:published a story stating that a
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799:Calls for an independent counsel
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486:Hacienda Heights, California
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1431:"James Riady Pleads Guilty"
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649:Attorney General Janet Reno
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265:Federal Election Commission
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297:U.S. Commerce Department
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173:Chinese Foreign Ministry
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303:, then an executive at
142:U.S. Secretary of State
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2107:www.washingtonpost.com
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564:tax exempt status
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420:White House
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351:tax evasion
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213:Ng Lap Seng
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152:Qian Qichen
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