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James Traficant: “While everybody in Washington is talking about a fly on our face, an elephant may be eating our assets. Charlie Trie was…”

On the recordFebruary 5, 1998
While everybody in Washington is talking about a fly on our face, an elephant may be eating our assets. Charlie Trie was indicted for illegal campaign contributions. The indictment reads: Charlie Trie helped to purchase access to high-level government officials with illegal contributions from foreign sources. Foreign sources. Chinese communists. Think about it. Charlie Trie was not soliciting money from the Rotary. Charlie Trie was soliciting money from communist China. Beam me up. And while everybody may be talking about access to the White House by sexy interns and how sensational that is, access to the White House by communist China is dangerous. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of any nationality sovereignty we have left.
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James Traficant
Ohio
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govinfo.gov

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Addressing illegal campaign contributions and foreign influence in government.

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