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Cliff Stearns: After he was under surveillance, after he was working there. So he hired a researcher who was a citizen of China.…

On the recordApril 29, 1999
After he was under surveillance, after he was working there. So he hired a researcher who was a citizen of China. Intelligence and law enforcement officials have confirmed this. The FBI has said that they wanted to put a wiretap on Mr. Lee. And so it is sort of flabbergasts the American people, I think, if they look at it, how this individual could get a top secret clearance and get access to so much information.
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Cliff Stearns
Florida

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Discussing concerns over security clearances related to a Chinese national.

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