A David Chang Timeline (through 1999)

New York Times ^ | August 28, 2000 | TIM GOLDEN and DAVID KOCIENIEWSKI

[andrew]

1995-96
David Chang, (right), named to finance committee for Robert G. Torricelli's Senate campaign.

DEC. 15-16, 1997
Senator Torricelli travels through South Korea with Mr. Chang's employee.

DEC. 19, 1997
Mr. Chang donates $30,000 to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

FEB. 26, 1998
Mr. Chang meets at Old Executive Offfice Building with Bruce Riedel, senior director of the National Security Council for Near East and South Asian Affairs, to discuss his proposal for a dialogue between the United States and Iraq.

JUNE 9, 1998
Mr. Chang and Audrey Yu attend state dinner for President Kim Dae Jung of South Korea.

JUNE 1998
Mr. Chang donates $50,000 to the Democratic National Committee and $50,000 to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

JULY 14, 1998
Mr. Chang attends White House movie nightwith President Clinton.

SUMMER 1998
Terry McAuliffe, President Clinton's friend and chief fund-raiser, signs a one-year contract to work for Mr. Chang as a consultant.

SEPT. 18, 1998
Mr. Chang gives $50,000 to the Democratic National Committee.

SEPT. 20, 1998
Mr. Chang meets in New York with Col. Jack Pritchard, a National Security Council senior ofcial for Asian affairs, to discuss policy ideas related to North Korea.

NOV. 1998
Mr. Chang has pizza with President Clinton at Hyatt hotel in Seoul, South Korea.

DEC. 19, 1998
Mr. Chang attends holiday dinner at the White House with 465 other guests.

JAN.-JUNE 1999
Mr. Chang makes a $10,000 donation to President Clinton's defense fund.

MARCH 29, 1999
Mr. Chang goes to White House to watch N.C.A.A. championship game with President Clinton.

JULY 1999
Mr. Chang receives letters endorsing his bid for Korea Life Insurance Company from Senator Torricelli, (left), Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Rep. Gregory W. Meeks and a New Jersey state finance official.

OCT.-NOV. 1999
Mr. Chang receives letters supporting his company's position on the repayment of debts owed by North Korea from several members of Congress.

[andrew]

Funny that the NEW YORK TIMES is surgically removing Bill Clinton and Terry McAuliffe's direct ties to and White House pamperings of David Chang -- especially now when there is a clear attempt to smear NJ businessman's credibility. In order to look quasi-objective, the TIMES has painted this story in the WACKY CHINESE GUY SAID, SENATOR SAID context.

The strategy seems to be a sorta 'modified, limited hangout', if you will, where Torch's scandal becomes New Jersey-bound and does not bleed into the Democrat's overall political machinery.

Considering the NY TIMES own timeline (albeit one that is two years old and missing from it's current Chang pieces) it's hard not do see it in the full context of the Democratic Party and its highly corrupt/quid pro quo fundraising operation.

[mewzilla]

Thanks for the post. Most, if not all, of the media have been leaving out Chang's ties to Bubba. It's not hard to see why.

[The Other Harry]

I still want to know why Chang is the one who in jail.

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[The Other Harry]

I still want to know why Chang is the one who in jail.

This really isn't a rhetorical question.

If Chang was committing illegal acts that have been adjudicated as sufficient to send him to prison, then there *must* have been people who were on the other side of those acts who are at least equally guilty. More guilty, imo. You can't get an A without there being a B.

I'm obviously talking about Torricelli here, but it could be anybody.

Why does Chang go to the slammer while the other person walks?

I don't consider this system of justice to be a system of justice.

[Dog]

See this.....?

FEB. 26, 1998 Mr. Chang meets at Old Executive Offfice Building with Bruce Riedel, senior director of the National Security Council for Near East and South Asian Affairs, to discuss his proposal for a dialogue between the United States and Iraq.

WTH??????

[Congressman Billybob]

This Times timeline conveniently missed the fact that the feds have Torricelli dead to rights on felony tax evasion. See the third link below for details on that, in "Death as a Political Strategy."

Congressman Billybob

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