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 FBI’s “Chinagate” investigation into the Clinton campaign’s acceptance of contributions from Communist Chinese government sources. Among the documents released is an investigative outline dated March 27, 1998, that details the FBI’s “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 FBI’s 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 Chung’s cooperation with the department’s 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. Kerry’s involvement in what looks like a quid pro quo (cash for meetings) with the Communist Chinese,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton.
If the allegation that Kerry was involved in accepting backroom contributions from communist China, just like (or even along with) clinton is confirmed, that will PROVE that he is indeed a clintonoid!!!!
Of course, when I gave him that name, I meant it to refer to much else that is clintonoid or clintonite, especially Third Way imperialism and Serb-bashing!! But we need no aspect of clintonism whatsoever, do we?
well after reading the .pdf file, I now believe this actually IS a big deal...
(but the dems will 'question the timing')
http://www.judicialwatch.org/archive/2004/chungkerry1.pdf
The following is a brief description of the details of
the case which merit a polygraph:
On 03/16/1998, JOHNNY CHUNG pled guilty in Federal
District Court in Los Angeles, CA, to one tax count, one bank
fraud count, and two violations of the Federal Election Campaign
Act, (FECA), for laundering approximately $20,000 to the
CLINTON/GORE '96 re-election campaign and for laundering a
smaller amount of money to SENATOR JOHN KERRY of Massachusetts.
Valorous? [VOMIT]
Did I mention vague and varicose?
Therein lies the problem. JW is not a federal, state or local governmental agency; so it does not have the power to prosecute. All they can do is all that any other non-governmental legal group can do, and that is file a lawsuit. Lots of information can then be gotten through the "discovery" process. A lawsuit may not result in a legal win by the filers, but all kinds of goodies may turn up through an "unsuccessful" lawsuit. And the "goodies" may not be of immediate usefulness, but sometimes old information makes new news.
Ya mean you don't agree wit cleland.
I typed "Kerry" and "Chung" in Google and a bunch of news stories popped up about this.
Such as: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4264134/
and: http://www.boston.com/news/politics/president/articles/2004/02/02/dean_accuses_kerry_of_hypocrisy_on_campaign_finance/
It's some pretty good stuff, but it's not "new".
This was serious and entirely IGNORED by our mainstream socialistic media for Profit!
A new name is needed for MainStream Media (MSM) to help marginalize their false claim to representing mainstream America. Something not too name-cally, such as Lunatic-Fringe Media, but something that knocks them down a peg or two. One idea I have is Non-Internet Media, to illuminate the dichotomy of media sources: broadcast and newspapers vs. online services. Plus, they could then be called, NIMrods. I've pinged some of the big FR names to help spread the word.
But it for our own good.
This one is good: http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20040204-084713-9232r.htm
Could be? It has been common knowledge for over 6 years that the clintons and algore were up to their eyeballs in Chines cash. There is a nasty secret in our highest offices and that secret is that NO ONE gets prosecuted, no matter what they do.
Ok, what are you smoking? <(•¿•)>
Besides if Kerry was forced out, it would enrage the Dims and they would turn out en-mass to vote against Bush.
This is hilarious... now the only way the networks can get away from Kerry scandals is to give more coverage to the GOP convention. Strategery abounds!
Is there a statute of limitations on treason?
Judicial Watch is no fun now that Larry Klayman is gone. There's nothing to make fun of anymore. The organization actually serves a useful purpose. Has Larry joined a new organization? Can I make fun of it?
This article from CBS News ("Cash and Kerry") has a good summary of Kerry's campaign finance shenanigans, toward the bottom of the page.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/02/26/politics/main602454.shtml
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