Bill Clinton: “That's the wealthy Asian who was a resident immigrant that gave the DNC a lot of money over a long period of time? Well…”

“That's the wealthy Asian who was a resident immigrant that gave the DNC a lot of money over a long period of time? Well, first of all, until the DNC decided to return his contributions, I was unaware that he had given and certainly how much he had given. But I don't think there is anything to be made of that. He was an Indonesian. He was a friend of James Riady, who--I have known James since the 1970's in Arkansas. So I draw no inference from that, and neither should anybody else. You know, I've already testified--discussed that, that the Riadys, when they came--James came to see me in the meeting that's been discussed. He basically said he supported my China policy and urged me to stick with it. That was it. As I've said repeatedly, a lot of other people, in a way that was totally appropriate, in discussing the Middle East with me or the expansion of NATO or the problems between Greece and Turkey, you know, have been much more explicit and specific in detail than saying, ``Here's what I think we ought to do.'' That's part of the way a democracy works; people should express their opinions. I took no offense at it.”