Posted on 08/25/2004 3:52:32 PM PDT by libs_kma
Senator Also May Have Set Up Meetings Between Chinese Firms, U.S. Officials
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, today released recently declassified documents showing that Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry accepted laundered contributions for his 1996 re-election campaign from the Communist Chinese government and that, in exchange, he may have arranged meetings between Chinese aerospace executives and U.S. government officials.
Obtained from the FBI through Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act requests, the documents are related to the FBIs Chinagate investigation into the Clinton campaigns acceptance of contributions from Communist Chinese government sources. Among the documents released is an investigative outline dated March 27, 1998, that details the FBIs proposed areas of inquiry into the actions of Democratic fund-raiser Johnny Chung, including questioning him about meetings Sen. Kerry set up with China Aerospace executives and about a fund-raising event for the senator in Los Angeles. The other document, dated Aug. 24, 1998, requests a polygraph of Chung, mentioning that he laundered contributions for the Clinton/Gore 96 election campaign and for Sen. Kerry. The documents are heavily redacted, and Judicial Watch is appealing the FBIs decision to keep secret portions of the documents.
Chung pled guilty in March 1998 to election law violations and, in a plea bargain, began cooperating with the FBI. Judicial Watch represents Chung in a lawsuit against Justice Department officials who, during the Clinton administration, leaked information about Chungs cooperation with the departments Campaign Finance Task Force. The unauthorized and illegal release from a sealed plea agreement of information, including the fact that he and his family were in protective custody in California, put the lives of Chung and his family in jeopardy.
These disturbing FBI documents raise further questions about Sen. Kerrys involvement in what looks like a quid pro quo (cash for meetings) with the Communist Chinese, said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton.
I had no idea Hillary was working at Judicial Watch.
Which source? The Star? The Globe? Al Jazeera? September and October are going to be something else around here. lol
Lest we forget... this isn't the only time that Kerry has lobbied for defense contracts for illegal campaign donors:
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/2004/la-na-kerry19feb19,1,745120.story?coll=la-home-headlines
(excerpt): Between 1996 and 1999, Kerry participated in a letter-writing campaign to free up federal funds for a guided missile system that defense contractor Parthasarathi "Bob" Majumder was trying to build for U.S. warplanes.
During the three-year period, Kerry received about $25,000 from Majumder and his employees, according to Dwight L. Morris & Associates, which tracks campaign donations.
Court documents say the contractor told his employees they needed to make political contributions in order for him to gain influence with members of Congress. He then reimbursed them with proceeds from government contracts.
Bush is using Judicial Watch to attack Kerry!
Do not worry. This is just JW trolling for donors.
Ethel and Julius Rosenburg were fried in the Electric Chair for giving Atomic Weapons secrets to the Russians.
Kerry, Klintoon, Algore and their DemonkRAT facilitators get a pass.
They should get the firing squad, or at least the Big Needle.
You NAILED it!!!!!
Oh my.......is Larry still running for office in Florida?
now we know where our nuclear secrets went.
WHEW!!!!!!
Thanks!
Document one:
http://www.judicialwatch.org/archive/2004/chungkerry1.pdf
Document two:
http://www.judicialwatch.org/archive/2004/chungkerry2.pdf
Los Alamos
Kerry is one of those individuals who having the luxury of always having been rich believe that everything has a price. Just look at the vets issue. He stabbed them in the back to acquire power. Now he's bargaining with them believing they'll sell their honor as he did in 1971 in exchange for being under his wing.
He was really flaberghasted the other day when vets rebuked his phone calls trying to solicit their support. As far as he's concerned everyone has their price. Typical rich Massachusetts liberal.
Ouch!
Peach, if the files were so secret, JW couldn't have gotten them via a FOIA.
Wonder where the documents are?
I love your screen name. Caught my eye and I'm still giggling.
> I know it's Judicial Watch and they are less than reliable,
As may be, but evidentiary documents are what they are.
> ... but if this stuff is in the secret FBI files, ...
Not any more. These are out for public consumption now.
Expect to hear about it on Boortz in the AM, and perhaps
Savage tonite. Probably to late for Hannity today.
> Kerry may have to withdraw from the race.
He won't, but having him stay in with this odor following
him may do more for Bush than some random Dem candidate
to replace Kerry (although I'd love to watch the DNC
in-fighting if they don't promote Edwards to the top spot).
here is the JW pdf links to the 2 documents they have......heavily redacted, but enough to write what they have about it
http://www.judicialwatch.org/archive/2004/chungkerry1.pdf
http://www.judicialwatch.org/3800.shtml
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