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(s)Elections See other (s)Elections Articles Title: Virginia governor under FBI probe over campaign donations: CNN Virginia governor under FBI probe over campaign donations: CNN Reuters May 23, 2016 Virginia Democratic governor elect McAuliffe speaks to supporters at victory rally in Virginia View photos Virginia Democratic governor-elect Terry McAuliffe speaks to supporters during his election night victory rally in Tyson's Corner, Virginia November 5, 2013. REUTERS/Gary Cameron/Files WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Terry McAuliffe, Virginia's Democratic governor and chairman of Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential run, is under federal investigation over contributions to his 2013 campaign, CNN said on Monday, citing unnamed U.S. officials. The U.S. Justice Department's year-long investigation has focused, at least in part, on whether contributions to McAuliffe's gubernatorial campaign, including $120,000 from a Chinese businessman, Wang Wenliang, violated the law, according to CNN. Investigators have "scrutinized" McAuliffe's time as a board member of the Clinton Global Initiative, part of the charitable foundation set up by former President Bill Clinton, CNN said, citing unidentified government officials briefed on the case. The foundation is not accused of any wrongdoing, CNN added. McAuliffe spent at least 15 years as an unpaid director for the foundation, now known as the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, until 2013, according to the charity's annual disclosures filed with the Internal Revenue Service. An attorney for McAuliffe's campaign, Marc Elias, said he could not confirm the CNN report. "Neither the governor nor his former campaign have knowledge of this matter, but as reported, contributions to the campaign from Mr. Wang were completely lawful," Elias said in a statement. "The governor will certainly cooperate with the government if he is contacted about it." The Justice Department declined to comment. Spokesmen for Clinton and the Clinton Foundation did not immediately respond to requests for comment. A spokeswoman for Wang, who has given at least $2 million to the Clinton Foundation through his company Rilin Enterprises, said he had not been contacted by investigators. McAuliffe is a close ally of Hillary Clinton, the front-runner for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination. He was co-chairman of Bill Clinton's 1996 presidential re-election campaign and chaired Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential bid. On Sunday, McAuliffe hosted a fundraiser for Clinton's campaign. For a $2,700 donation, a person attending the event could get a photo taken with him, according to Clinton's website. Republicans seized on the report to question Clinton's integrity. Her aides have been questioned by the FBI and Justice Department prosecutors in a probe into whether her using a private email server as secretary of state broke laws. "Hillary Clinton’s campaign was already tainted by her own FBI investigation, so the revelation that her top political ally Terry McAuliffe is also facing a criminal probe is especially damaging," Michael Short, a Republican National Committee spokesman, said in a statement. Poster Comment: Looks like the Justice Dept. got some dirt on McAuliffe. Too bad for him. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest
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Pure scum from the git-go. Hope he's convicted and has Bubba for his cellmate. "When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men living together in society, they create for themselves in the course of time a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it." - Frederic Bastiat
Terry McAuliffe Pure scum from the git-go. Most of these pols are dirty in one way or another. And when they make a deal to get a bill passed, they do not really care who they screw in the process. ;) "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
We need a dedicated HANGING TREE somewhere in Washington, for professional politicians only.
I agree totally. ;) "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
To be politically correct and fair, for every democrat we hang, a republican swings also. No discrimination on our part.
That's the way I see it also. No favorites. ;) "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
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