In another notable case, Judicial Watch is the plaintiff in a lawsuit brought against the Department of Commerce.  Judicial Watch is interested in learning more about the Department’s method for choosing trade mission participants as well as their illegal fundraising activity.  In the interest of knowledge, Judicial Watch made a request for documents and eventually uncovered the fundraising scandals that characterized the Clinton administration. Below you will find the deposition of Terry McAuliffe, just one of the many people that were questioned by Judicial Watch.

Terry McAuliffe, former chairman of the Democratic National Convention, was questioned by Judicial Watch regarding his knowledge of potential illegal fundraising activity at the Department of Commerce.  JW questioned his connections to former secretary Ron Brown, Melissa Moss, and John Huang among others.

John Huang was a key figure in the illegal campaign fundraising at the Department of Commerce.  At the DOC it was discovered that he may have been involved in illegal fundraising activities and the passing on of confidential information to China.  Little real knowledge was to be gained from Huang’s depositions due to the near constant invocation of his Fifth Amendment rights. 

• Transcript of Johnny Chung Deposition - Deposition of July 9, 1999
• Deposition of Johnny Chung - Thursday, May 13, 1999, Washington, D.C.
• Deposition of Jeffrey Garten - TWednesday, May 5, 1999, Washington, D.C.  
• Deposition of Terence Richard McAuliffe - Friday, April 30, 1999, Washington, D.C.
• Deposition of Ginger Lew - Wednesday, April 21, 1999, Washington, D.C.
• Deposition of Jude Kearney - Tuesday, April 20, 1999, Washington, D.C.
• Order Granting Deposition of Johnny Chung - (Requires Adobe Reader) Upon consideration of Plantiff's Motion for Leave to Depose Johnny Chung [#485], defendant's opposition thereto, and the entire record herein, it is hereby
• Uncorrected Transcript of John Huang Testimony of April 15, 1999 in Chinagate - (May Contain Typographical Errors) Thursday, April 15, 1999, Washington, D.C.
• Continued Deposition of John Huang - Tuesday, April 13, 1999, Washington, D.C.
• Continued Deposition of John Huang - Tuesday, April 15, 1999, Washington, D.C.
• Continued Deposition of John Huang - Tuesday, May 3, 1999, Washington, D.C.
• Deposition of Donald Forest - Tuesday, February 9, 1999, Washington, D.C.
• Deposition of Michael Kantor - Wednesday, February 11, 1999, Washington, D.C.