Johnny Chung, once convicted of illegally
funneling money to the Clintons, made a now-public “tell all” video to
be distributed in the event he suffered an untimely death.
Johnny Chung testifying in front of Congress at the height of the “Chinagate” scandal, Credit – Daily Mail
Of the many scandals to have marred Bill Clinton’s
eight-years in office, “Chinagate” was perhaps one of the most
well-known involving shady dealings between the Clintons and foreign
governments as hundreds of thousands of dollars were funneled directly
to the Democratic National Committee from China’s military intelligence
agency. The illegal fund-raising, incidentally, coincided with
Clinton’s 1996 re-election campaign.
An intimate photo of Johnny Chung and the Clintons, signed by Hillary Credit – Daily Mail
At the time, a Chinese-American businessman at the
center of the scandal, Johnny Chung, decided to cooperate with federal
investigators at the Department of Justice, but soon began to fear for
his life. As a type of “insurance” for his privileged information
regarding the crimes of the U.S.’ most politically powerful families,
Chung decided to make a “tell all” video after a former government
official who visited Chung while he was in hiding. The official told
Chung that his “odds of survival actually increased by going public.”
Chung kept the existence of the video secret for years, smuggling it to
his friends and family with detailed instructions for its release in the
event he was assassinated. Though Chung’s current whereabouts are
officially unknown, he is said to still be alive and living in China.
The video, released to the public by the UK’s Daily Mail, was obtained by author and historian David Wead, who is currently working on a book
tracing Hillary Clinton’s unsuccessful 2016 bid for the presidency as
well as the Chinese government’s long-standing practice of buying
political influence in the United States. According to Wead, Chung
“received a friendly visit from a retired government official, friendly
with the FBI, who perhaps felt guilty about the treatment Chung had been
given after agreeing to come forward and tell the truth” and ultimately
persuaded Chung to produce the video.
The contents of the video may come as a shock to some, though those who have followed the disappearances and “suspicious” deaths
of Clinton insiders over the years may be less inclined to surprise.
After Chung agreed to tell the truth and work with federal prosecutors,
top Democrats worked tireless to silence him, pressuring him to keep
quiet about his dealings with the Clintons by sending his attorney
“veiled threats” urging Chung to plead the Fifth Amendment during his
congressional testimony. Soon after, the threats continued to mount,
quickly convincing Chung that he was becoming a target for
assassination. The FBI were soon providing around-the-clock protection
to both Chung and his family.
Yet, just a fews days prior to his scheduled appearance
before a grand jury, the FBI abruptly called off Chung’s protection. In
the video, Chung recounted the words of the FBI agent who informed him
that his protection detail was a things of the past. “Mr. Chung your
case is over,” the agent had said. “There is no more emergency, if you
feel your life’s in danger, you just call 911.” The FBI’s remarks
shocked both the probation officer and judge assigned to Chung’s case,
considering that there had been three attempts made on his life while
the FBI were protecting him. Chung then contacted his church and his
pastor for protection, having no other options at his disposal.
Interestingly, Chung stated that one of the main reasons
he feared for his life was the untimely death of Clinton commerce
secretary Ron Brown. Brown, who had been deeply involved in arranging
and selling seats on the Clinton administration’s trade missions to
China, died suddenly in a plane crash in Croatia in 1996. The timing of Brown’s death led some to speculate
that he was killed before he could go public with information on the
illegal Chinese campaign contributions at the heart of the “Chinagate”
scandal. David Abernethy, Chung’s friend who originally filmed the
video, said that Chung had “knowledge of what happened to people such as
Ron Brown,” though the video does not offer details regarding what
Chung knew about Brown’s sudden death.
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