Clinton to return $850,000 raised by Hsu

[Demeter]

Source: AP by way of Yahoo

By LARA JAKES JORDAN, Associated Press Writer



Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign said Monday it will return $850,000 in donations raised by Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu, who is under federal investigation for violating election laws.

Clinton, D-N.Y., previously had planned only to give to charity $23,000 she received from Hsu for her presidential and senatorial campaigns and to her political action committee, HillPac.

The FBI is investigating whether Hsu paid so-called straw donors to send campaign contributions to Clinton and other candidates, a law enforcement official said Monday.



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[Solly Mack]

1. ...

don't got no comment

[seriousstan]

2. Another Clinton returning another Chinese man's dirty money. This is news?

[ronnykmarshall]

3. She returns the money and still gets bashed.

This is news?

[seriousstan]

6. She returned the money because she got caught, same story as her husband.

[Mitt Chovick]

7. Did I wake up in the 90's again?

All that's old is new.

[MannyGoldstein]

4. 850-Fucking-Thousand Dollars?

I didn't realize it was THAT much. Yow!

(I'm looking forward to the obligatory "So what - Obama's name is in the same White Pages as someone who gave money to George Bush" post.)

[hang a left]

8. Did you read the LA Times article on Hsu last week??

I betcha a buck this guy has intelligence connections. Significant gaps in his resume. If ya know what I mean.

[L0oniX]

5. Mrs Slick Willy ...huh?