The Clinton Files/CASE 12/1996–2001

Money

The 1996 fundraising scandal

Foreign money, the Lincoln Bedroom and the guilty pleas

Federal Election Commission, September 1997 Record. Cover of an agency publication from the period; the articles cite the specific enforcement sources.
Federal Election Commission · Source & image context ↗

RECORD / AT A GLANCE

Violations documented / president not charged

Real crimes happened: concealed foreign money, straw donors and guilty pleas. Donors were rewarded with coffees and overnight stays. What was never shown is that Bill Clinton knew the money was illegal or traded policy for it.

THE EVENTS / THE INVESTIGATION / THE STORY

The chronology.

READ THE FILE

Evidence & assessment.

01

The foreign money

Illegal contributions are documented; so are the guilty pleas.

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The Lincoln Bedroom and coffees

Big donors got time with the president. That part is not in dispute.

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OPEN THE RECORD

Sources & limits.

Numbered citations in each article identify the relevant sources. These records have different purposes and evidentiary weight.

  1. DOJ: James Riady plea agreement announced, January 11, 2001 ↗

    Dated original record; distinguish the proceeding, institutional perspective and outcome described.

  2. DOJ: John Huang pleads guilty, August 12, 1999 ↗

    Dated original record; distinguish the proceeding, institutional perspective and outcome described.

  3. FEC: matter under review 4547, decisions and conciliation records ↗

    Dated original record; distinguish the proceeding, institutional perspective and outcome described.

  4. Senate Report 105-167, volume 1: 1996 fundraising investigation ↗

    Dated original record; distinguish the proceeding, institutional perspective and outcome described.

  5. Senate Report 105-167, volume 4: additional and minority views ↗

    Dated original record; distinguish the proceeding, institutional perspective and outcome described.

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