How much money were the Chinese supposed to have laundered?
The dollar figure that I had heard was $2 million. Among the people “targeted” to be the recipients was Nancy Pelosi, who annually sponsors a resolution condemning China [for its human rights violations]. Obviously, whatever amount of that $2 million Pelosi was “supposed” to get would not only have been poorly spent but actually would have had no effect! Q: One last question.If you were involved in the campaign finance investigations, how would you go about it? In the last federal election, $1.7 billion was spent. I would go after that whole $1.7 billion right away. I would figure out how the PACs, corporations, wealthy Americans launder their money to buy influence. You see, it’s really money for policy, for tax credits, what have you. I think the American people would be upset if they were to find out the extent of it. You know, in a New York Times poll, 80 percent of Americans said they wanted campaign finance reform. But when asked what they thought the chances are of this happenin