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| Nov 10, 1997 | Contact: Press Office 202-646-5172 |
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Clinton Justice and Commerce Departments Had Resisted Release For Several Years Judicial Watch has won the release of hundreds of video and audio tapes of Clinton-Brown Commerce Department trade missions. Much like the now famous "White House videos," these pictorial displays of who Secretary Ron Brown met with on Clinton Commerce Department trade missions may hold the key to understanding the extent of foreign influence in the Clinton Administration. For instance, during a "White House video" Ron Brown boasts to President Clinton of the "Trie Group." In its cases against the Clinton Commerce Department and the Asia-Pacific Advisory Committee, Judicial Watch has uncovered that Trie -- a close friend of President Clinton -- received a security clearance, met frequently with high Commerce officials in their offices (where classified materials were present), and traveled on the now infamous trade mission to China where Brown and John Huang confidants negotiated a joint venture for the Lippo Group, the Chinese government and Entergy, a large Clinton donor. Trie was shown during recent Congressional hearings to have laundered over $600,000 in Communist Chinese cash into President Clinton's legal defense fund, at the same time that the Clinton White House was providing him with a letter outlining U.S. intentions toward China about a crisis in the straits of Taiwan. Larry Klayman, Chairman of Judicial Watch, the group that uncoverered John Huang and the campaign finance scandal, stated: "These videos and audios may hold the key to uncovering the full extent of foreign influence in the Clinton Administration." The Clinton Administration has also illegally removed other videos to a claimed Ron Brown library at Howard University. While copies of these materials have not been provided thus far, Judicial Watch will attempt to arrange for access to any member of the press wishing to view them. Please call Jill Melton, Director of Communications, for assistance to view the videos in Judicial Watch's office or at Howard University. |
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