Dodd raises the question the media hasn't on Hsu's bundling
Christina Ballantoni:
...It is a point I have raised ever since Clinton said she would return the direct contribution. It is strange that she has not been asked about by the NY Times or Washington Post to my knowledge. Hopefully, Dodd's statement will force and answer.
"I understand that it is simply impossible for a presidential campaign to know everything about its donors and raisers, however once criminal activity of this sort - being a fugitive from justice - comes to the candidate's attention they certainly should not keep the money linked to those criminals. Indeed, all money raised by a fugitive from justice is irreparably tainted," Dodd said in a statement.The message is in response to Clinton donor and fundraiser Norman Hsu, an apparel magnate living in New York who failed to appear in court yesterday and has been labeled a fugitive by authorities for avoiding a 16-year-old arrest warrant.
Clinton is giving the $23,000 Hsu donated to her presidential bid to charity, but has not said if she will return the cash he brought in to the campaign as a "Hillraiser" who bundled checks.
That's what Dodd seems to be criticizing with his statement, which also noted: "It is the policy of my campaign to refuse to accept or possess campaign contributions raised, solicited, or delivered by fugitives from justice."
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