Judicial Watch was in court on December 5 arguing its case on behalf of Mr. Chung before a three-judge panel in Washington, DC. A lower court had dismissed the case on the grounds that the time period in which to file the lawsuit had expired. Judicial Watch argued that because Mr. Chung had been in fear for his life, and thus unable to bring the lawsuit earlier, that the time period should be extended.

"The Department of Justice is supposed to enforce the law, not bully and intimidate cooperating witnesses who possess politically embarrassing information," said JW President Tom Fitton. "We allege they purposely placed Mr. Chung’s life in jeopardy and they must be held accountable."

Mr. Chung is a former Clinton-Gore fundraiser who admitted to funneling money from the Chinese military to Bill Clinton’s fundraising machine at the Democratic National Committee. This was one element of a Clinton-Gore scheme to peddle influence to the Communist Chinese in exchange for contributions to the Clinton-Gore re-election effort a campaign that continues to this day.

For while JW was initiating legal action on behalf of Chung on December 5, Al Gore was allegedly concluding a trip to the other side of the world where he continued his shameful and brazen courtship of the Chinese Communist government. The former Vice President visited China in November for a forum focused on the nation’s entry into the World Trade Organization. Gore was providing photo ops for conference attendees in exchange for cash, according to the South China Morning Post.

"This is the Buddhist Temple all over again," said Mr. Fitton. "Apparently Al Gore must still be taught a lesson because it is clear he has learned nothing so far."

Judicial Watch, as reported by Fox News, got the "ball rolling" on the Chinagate scandal through its lawsuit over the Clinton Commerce Department¹s sale of taxpayer-funded trade mission seats and export licenses for campaign contributions. Chinagate is one of the most serious scandals in U.S. history. It involves the transfer of America’s most sensitive technology in exchange for millions of dollars in contributions to the 1996 Clinton-Gore re-election effort and the Democratic National Committee.