Terry McAuliffe Can’t Recall Meeting Chinese Donor, Lobbyist Says He Introduced Them
by The Daily Caller
Terry McAuliffe downplayed his relationship with a Chinese businessman whose donations to the Virginia governor are at the center of an FBI investigation, saying he was “not sure” if he had ever met the billionaire. But according to two reports out on Tuesday night, McAuliffe did meet with the donor, Wang Wenliang, before he was elected to office.
“I’m not even sure I’ve ever met the person, to be honest with you,” McAuliffe told reporters on Tuesday when asked about Wang, a former delegate to China’s National People’s Congress.
On Monday, CNN broke the news that the FBI and Justice Department’s public integrity unit is investigating McAuliffe over $120,000 in campaign contributions he received in 2013 from one of Wang’s companies, West Legend Corp.
“I know the folks who have worked in his company,” added McAuliffe, who is close friends of the Clintons and served as a director of the Clinton Global Initiative. Wang, through his company Rilin Enterprises, donated $2 million to the Clinton Foundation. (RELATED: Va. Governor Denies Wrongdoing, Tells FBI ‘They’re Entitled To Do An Investigation’)
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