Head of Asian GOP Group Says He "Wouldn't Rule Out" Illegal Foreign Donations to Trump
The Miami Herald reported Saturday that Yang had arranged for a group of Chinese business executives to attend a December 2, 2017 fundraiser for Trump at Cipriani restaurant in Manhattan. Li told Mother Jones that Yang, working as a volunteer for his group, brought 20 to 30 people to the fundraiser. He said Yang’s guests were part of a group of more than 100 Chinese Americans and Chinese citizens who were present at the event, which was reportedly attended by roughly 400 people. It is legal for people who are not American citizens or green card holders to attend political fundraisers, but they are barred from contributing to campaigns, either directly or indirectly through American donors.
Li said he did not know that wrongdoing occurred. And no evidence has emerged that Yang or any attendees or donors to the fundraiser violated campaign finance laws. But Li said that he believed Chinese executives who attended may have lacked green cards or US citizenship, and that he was concerned that some attendees might have funneled illegal donations through American straw donors. He noted that he was especially worried about attendees who were not part of the group Yang brought. But he said he could not rule out similar issues among the contingent that she worked with. “I couldn’t vet everyone,” he said. “I wouldn’t rule out the possibility of wrongdoing.”
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