Justice Department Probes Clinton's Chinatown Donors

[babylonsister]

Witch hunt?

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/2007/11/clintons_fundraiser_raises_que.php

Clinton's fundraiser raises questions

Questions Raised About Hillary Clinton's Big Chinatown Fundraiser

ADAM GOLDMAN and JIM KUHNHENN
AP News

Nov 01, 2007 15:35 EDT

On the wall of Hsiao Yen Wang's apartment, a cramped, 17th-floor public housing unit on the city's Lower East Side, are photographs of her husband, David Guo, a cook who specializes in Fujian cuisine.

One photo stands out: Guo shaking Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's hand, a memento from a $1,000-a-person fundraiser for the New York senator held in New York's Chinatown last April.

Last week, Wang got another memento — a calling card from a Justice Department criminal investigator. The investigator asked Wang if she was coerced into giving money to the campaign and whether she knew of anybody else who may have been forced to contribute.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Wang said she and her husband had given willingly and that she knew of no coercion. A Justice Department spokeswoman would not comment on the inquiries.

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[dkofos]

1. I'm sure this will go nowhere, until after she is nominated.

[MADem]

2. Until they investigate every instance of bundling, especially on the GOP side

(all those BUSHCO 'Pioneers' come to mind) I would look askance at this.

I don't like bundling, especially--but so long as it's legal, if you have issues with it, they need to be taken up with the bundler, not the candidate.

[Cooley Hurd]

3. Sounds drummed up - the RW's favorite 3-worded meme:

Clinton-Chinese-Fundraiser. The RW is soooo predictable.:eyes:

[Supersedeas]

4. another political hit job by the Boooosh Justice Dept???

[ccpup]

5. in reading the article

I didn't get the sense that those interviewed were either afraid of having done anything wrong or that they were in any way coerced to donate. I don't live far from Chinatown and it's common knowledge that -- and please forgive my painting with a broad brush because I'm aware that not everyone is the same -- 1) they save ALL their money and are notoriously frugal and 2) they also appear to have a strong interest in politics. Fundraisers and the like are not uncommon for those living in Chinatown.

Might this be an effort from the Justice Department to damage Hillary? And will other candidates -- GOP candidates, at that -- be equally investigated for similar practices?