Don’t miss out on a Great stocking stuffer! Side note…every bandit I arrested and caught “dirty” was charged federally via criminal complaint. The Criminal complaint process is a much faster procedure. I arrested one on March 01 and he was tried and convicted by May 04.
• Charlie Trie and ~$500,000: Yah Lin “Charlie” Trie (a Clinton associate and DNC fundraiser with Asian business ties) delivered nearly half a million dollars (reports range from ~$460,000–$640,000 in checks and money orders) to the Presidential Legal Expense Trust in March 1996. This was a private fund for President Clinton’s personal legal bills (not campaign contributions to Gore or the Clinton-Gore campaign). Much of it originated from followers of a Taiwan-based Buddhist sect and was later returned due to concerns over foreign sources and irregularities. Trie was also credited with raising roughly $500,000 for the DNC (much of which was returned). Congressional reports and news accounts noted his foreign funding sources and White House access but did not establish that the money came directly from the CCP or was a campaign gift to Gore. https://t.co/97gyARc8Yp
Hmm, seems odd
• On February 14/15, 1996, a Chinese Long March 3B rocket carrying a ~$200 million Loral-built satellite exploded shortly after liftoff from Xichang. Loral led (with Hughes participation) an independent review of the failure. A report identifying issues (including with the inertial measurement unit/guidance-related elements) was shared with Chinese authorities without prior U.S. government approval. https://t.co/LLJcEKrpQ7
• U.S. officials (including Defense Technology Security Administration/DTSA assessments in 1997) concluded this assistance provided expertise that could enhance the reliability, accuracy, and guidance/control systems of China’s ballistic missiles (which share technology with the Long March rockets), harming U.S. national security. A criminal investigation by the Justice Department followed. https://t.co/h0JSdH8fNT
• In February 1998, Clinton approved a waiver for another Loral satellite launch on a Chinese rocket despite Justice Department warnings that it could undermine the probe. Loral’s CEO Bernard Schwartz was a major Democratic donor, which fueled political criticism (though administration documents emphasized national-interest/economic rationales). https://t.co/oiYEKuhHSg