Time: Sun Jul 27 08:39:03 1997 by primenet.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id IAA16687; Sun, 27 Jul 1997 08:34:51 -0700 (MST) by usr10.primenet.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id IAA15847; Sun, 27 Jul 1997 08:34:22 -0700 (MST) Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 08:33:47 -0700 To: (Recipient list suppressed) From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar] Subject: SLS: Chung says "White House Like the Subway: Deposit Coins!" (fwd) <snip> > >AGAIN, I say: How much more embarrassment must the >American people endure? > > > ``I see the White House is like a > subway - you have to put in > coins to open the gates,'' Chung > told the newspaper. > >http://www.tampabayonline.net/news/news100x.htm > >7/27/97 -- 1:18 AM > > Report: Political donor claims first > lady's aide solicited > > LOS ANGELES (AP) - A White House staffer solicited a > political contribution from Johnny Chung the day before the > California businessman handed a $50,000 check to Hillary > Rodham Clinton's top aide, Chung claims in a newspaper > interview. > > The Los Angeles Times, in its Sunday editions, quoted Chung > as saying he sought VIP treatment from the White House in > exchange for the donation on March 9, 1995. > > ``I see the White House is like a subway - you have to put > in coins to open the gates,'' Chung told the newspaper. > > The White House disputed Chung's account and denied > according him special treatment. > > ``At no time did (the aides) solicit a contribution from Mr. > Chung,'' Ann Lewis, the White House communications director, > was quoted as saying. > > One day after meeting with White House aide Evan Ryan, Chung > delivered the check to Ryan's boss, Maggie Williams, to be > passed on to the Democratic National Committee. Williams is > Mrs. Clinton's chief of staff. > > The day he delivered the check, Chung and six Chinese > businessmen he was showing around Washington had their > picture taken with Mrs. Clinton at the White House. The > group also had lunch in the White House restaurant. > > Two days after meeting with Williams, Chung and the six > businessmen returned to the White House and watched > President Clinton tape his weekly radio address. They were > photographed with Clinton then. > > Lewis has said previously that Ryan, the White House aide, > did not recall ``any discussion of the financial needs of > the Democratic Party'' with Chung. > > Also, Chung's attorney told The Associated Press in March > that there was no quid pro quo. > > For the White House employees, the discussions of > contributions raise questions about possible violation of a > law forbidding federal employees from soliciting or > accepting political contributions on government property. > > Chung said he went to the first lady's office and inquired > about special treatment for the businessmen. He said he met > Ryan and asked if the businessmen could visit with Mrs. > Clinton and eat at the White House. > > Ryan left for about 20 minutes, Chung said. ``Maybe you can > help us,'' Chung quoted Ryan as saying upon returning. > > Ryan told Chung that Mrs. Clinton ``had some debts with the > DNC,'' associated with Christmas parties, Chung said. > > ``Then a light bulb goes on in my mind. I start to > understand,'' Chung told the newspaper. ``I said I will help > for $50,000.'' > > Copyright 1997 Associated Press. > <snip> ======================================================================== Paul Andrew Mitchell : Counselor at Law, federal witness B.A., Political Science, UCLA; M.S., Public Administration, U.C. Irvine tel: (520) 320-1514: machine; fax: (520) 320-1256: 24-hour/day-night email: [address in tool bar] : using Eudora Pro 3.0.3 on 586 CPU website: http://www.supremelaw.com : visit the Supreme Law Library now ship to: c/o 2509 N. Campbell, #1776 : this is free speech, at its best Tucson, Arizona state : state zone, not the federal zone Postal Zone 85719/tdc : USPS delays first class w/o this As agents of the Most High, we came here to establish justice. We shall not leave, until our mission is accomplished and justice reigns eternal. ======================================================================== [This text formatted on-screen in Courier 11, non-proportional spacing.]
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