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James Traficant: “if you thought John Huang was something, get a load of Charlie Trie. This Little Rock restaurant owner, who has suddenly…”

On the recordJuly 29, 1997
if you thought John Huang was something, get a load of Charlie Trie. This Little Rock restaurant owner, who has suddenly mysteriously disappeared, did not mess around. Charlie Trie went right to the Bank of China; $1 million was wired from the Bank of China, directly to Charlie Trie's bank account that happened to end up in the Democrat National Committee. Let us tell it like it is. When money from the Bank of China ends up in a Presidential campaign, it is not about fundraising anymore, Madam Speaker, it is destroying our national security. Truth is, when it comes to power politics, Chinese money literally grows on trees. Beam me up, Madam Speaker. There should be more investigation into this Chinese money business.
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James Traficant
Ohio
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Discussing concerns over foreign money in U.S. political campaigns.

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