“ And the prosecutor cannot usually accept a simple denial without further inquiry. Should the individual about whom the defendant may have information be a public official, the above process is even more important. This is true whether the public official in question is a mayor, a governor, a member of Congress or the President. That fact forms the basis for the existence of a “public integrity section” in the Justice Department. ”

“ In 1996, Hsia was a prominent arranger of the DNC fundraiser that Vice President Gore attended at the Hsi Lai Temple. The Justice Department’s indictment lists as part of Hsia’s conspiracy to defraud the Federal Election Commission Hsia’s money laundering at that event, as well as other events attended by Vice President Gore or President Clinton.
Both Hsia and Trie have close relationships with the Chinese government and/or intelligence agencies, according to the United States intelligence or investigative agencies. ”

“ For example, in any such case where any deal has been struck, the prosector must ask the defendant tough questions and use appropriate prosecutorial resources to determine whether the defendant is cooperating fully. If the defendant’s superior or close associate is the subject of accusations or well-place suspicions, the prosecutor must be aggressive in determining whether or not the defendant has any information about such an individual. ”

“ As the public sees these defendants processed and sees any deals worked out by the Justice Department and the defendants, the Justice Department will bear a very heavy burden in convincing the American people that the decisions the Department made were appropriate and fully protective of the interest of justice. ”

“ Trie and Maria Hsia, have close ties to covered persons under the Independent Counsel Act. As noted above, Trie contributed $220,000 to the DNC and reimbursed the contributions of other contributors Trie recruited to disguise the original source of the contributions, and he did the same with respect to the Presidential Legal Expense Trust. Trie visited the White House twenty-two times. Trie also attended numerous fundraisers at which the President or Vice President were present, access purchased through his sizeable contributions and used to further his personal business. ”

“ Because Trie appears to have earned little or no money from his international trading businesses, the Committee has concluded generally that all of Trie’s contributions were made with foreign funds received by wire transfer from Ng Lap Seng and other foreign sources. ”

“ The problem in these cases is that the Attorney General works for the President. This is the very kind of situation that is addressed in the “political conflict” provision of the Independent Counsel Act. ”

“ A11.
76 See Ex. 38.
77 See Confirmation of the wire transfer of $100,000 from Lucky Port Investments Ltd.’s account at the Hong Kong Chinese Bank Ltd. to Yah Lin Trie’s account at First Commercial Bank in Little Rock, May 6, 1994 (Ex. 39) .
78 See “Advice of Transfer of Funds” confirming transfer of $99,985 from Lippo Bank, Los Angeles to Yah Lin Trie’s account at First Commercial Bank in Little Rock, May 6, 1994 (Ex. 40) . ”

“ This confirmation increases the total wired from Ng to Trie to $1.105 million. See “Ng Lap Seng’s Wire Transfers to Charlie Trie (1994-1996) ” (Ex. 37) .
75 See “Flow of Funds from Ng Lap Seng Among Accounts Associated with Charlie Trie” (Ex. 38) . Although Trie does not maintain signature authority over San Kin Yip’s First Commercial Bank account (an account identified in the center column of Ex. 38) , Trie’s secretary/bookkeeper, Maria Mapili, does possess such authority. See Testimony of Jerry Campane, July 29, 1997, pp. ”