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We will be wanting to know who knew about it, who should have known about\u003cbr/\u003eit, and whether or not there was an attempt to cover it up.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Senator Fred Thompson, Republican, Tennessee\u003cbr/\u003eIt was clear from the outset that the Asia connection would be a key focus of the three- week probe. \u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"The committee believes high-level Chinese government officials crafted a plan to  increase China's influence over the U-S political process. The committee has identified  specific steps taking in furtherance of the plan.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Senator Fred Thompson, Republican, Tennessee\u003cbr/\u003eThompson said that China's plot to influence U-S elections with illegal money may still  be under way.\u003cbr/\u003eHe alleged that this man -- former Democratic Party fundraiser John Huang -- was likely  to be a central figure in the scheme. \u003cbr/\u003eRepublicans focused in on Huang during the first day, detailing what they say is a clear  money trail. \u003cbr/\u003eThey allege Huang helped transfer funds from large Asian companies to the Democrats,  and that he curried favour directly with the President and First Lady.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"Just giving an example, I think something is really wrong when you have an official,  John Huang, who received the top security clearance without a background investigation  five months before he begins work at Commerce Department. I also find really wrong  when he keeps that security clearance for a year, after he goes to the D-N-C  (Democratic National Committee). That's more than unusual.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Senator Don Nickles, Republican, Oklahoma\u003cbr/\u003eHuang's security clearance, provided during and after his work as a government official,  gave him access to secret documents. \u003cbr/\u003eRepublicans say there is evidence his access to those documents may have  compromised U-S secrets.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"We would not tell the Brits (British) or our closest allies and yet the C-I-A made those  available to Mr. John Huang. And shortly after he saw those, he went to an outside  office, and made faxes and made telephone calls and visited the Chinese embassy and  with all the earmarks of a disclosure of highly sensitive governmental information, which  is espionage.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Senator Arlen Specter, Republican, Pennsylvania\u003cbr/\u003eHuang, surprised the committee on the first day. \u003cbr/\u003eHe made an offer through his lawyer to testify about his role in helping raise money for  the Clinton-Gore campaign in 1996 and other activities in exchange for immunity. \u003cbr/\u003eAnalysts say early attention on Huang and the Clinton campaign is a sure sign of  Chairman Thompson's aim in the probe.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"We'll hear about two days worth of hearings in the whole month about the other side  about the Republicans. So technically it's a bipartisan investigation, but it's very heavily  skewed against the Democrats in terms of what we will learn, in terms of this  information.\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Chuck Lewis, political analyst, the Center for Public Integrity\u003cbr/\u003eDemocrats on the committee, in turn, are demanding that both parties' fund-raising  irregularities be aired. \u003cbr/\u003eAnd they're defending the White House against charges that Clinton aides have refused  to cooperate with the Senator Thompson's committee. \u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"Indeed, now we are told today that the Clinton Administration, facing the prospect of  these hearings, has not been cooperative. Testimony has been withheld, although the  record could not be further from the truth.\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Senator Robert Torricelli, Democrat, New Jersey\u003cbr/\u003eDemocrats are also offering data which shows that foreign money made its way into a  G-O-P-linked tax exempt group.\u003cbr/\u003eThat group, they say, had connections to the Republican National Committee and its  former Chairman, Haley Barbour.\u003cbr/\u003eAnalysts say Huang's offer to speak before the committee is likely to force both  Democrats and Republicans to focus on his role and that of China's for some time.   \u003cbr/\u003eIt could also override the pledge made by Thompson to control partisan bickering, they  say, diminishing hope of real campaign reform as a result of the hearings.\u003cbr/\u003eWashington, DC, United States - July 8, 1997 and Various File.\u003cbr/\u003eWashington, DC - July 8, 1997\u003cbr/\u003e1. Medium shot of Senator Fred Thompson at the opening of Senate Campaign Finance  hearings\u003cbr/\u003e2. Wide shot of photographers\u003cbr/\u003e3. Close up of Senator Don Nickles. \u003cbr/\u003e4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Senator Fred Thompson, Republican, Tennessee\u003cbr/\u003e5. Cutaway of Senators at hearing\u003cbr/\u003e6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Senator Fred Thompson, Republican, Tennessee\u003cbr/\u003eWashington, DC - October 1996:\u003cbr/\u003e7. John Huang arriving at law office to give deposition.\u003cbr/\u003e8. Close up of Huang giving deposition (from handout video)\u003cbr/\u003eWashington, DC - July 8, 1997:\u003cbr/\u003e9. Wide shot of Senate hearing.\u003cbr/\u003e10. Senator Robert Bennet, Republican, Utah describing alleged Huang connection with  Clinton administration.\u003cbr/\u003e11. Medium shot of Senator John Glenn, Democrat, Ohio \u0026amp; Senator Thompson listening\u003cbr/\u003e12. SOUNDBITE: (English) Senator Don Nickles, Republican, Oklahoma.\u003cbr/\u003eWashington, DC - October 1996:\u003cbr/\u003e13. Huang during deposition.\u003cbr/\u003eWashington, DC - July 8, 1997:\u003cbr/\u003e14. Wide shot of Senate hearing.\u003cbr/\u003e15. SOUNDBITE: (English) Senator Arlen Specter, Republican, Pennsylvania.\u003cbr/\u003eNashville, Tennessee - October 1996:\u003cbr/\u003e16. President Clinton and Vice President Gore at campaign rally.\u003cbr/\u003e17. Crowd at rally.\u003cbr/\u003e18. Clinton gesturing to crowd.\u003cbr/\u003eWashington, DC - July 8, 1997:\u003cbr/\u003e19. Set up of political analyst Chuck Lewis.\u003cbr/\u003e20. Cutaway \u003cbr/\u003e21. SOUNDBITE: (English) Chuck Lewis, political analyst, Center for Public Integrity.\u003cbr/\u003eNashville, Tennessee - October 1996:\u003cbr/\u003e22. Clinton and Gore at rally.\u003cbr/\u003eWashington, DC - July 8, 1997:\u003cbr/\u003e23. SOUNDBITE: (English) Senator Robert Torricelli, Democrat, New Jersey.\u003cbr/\u003eWashington, DC - November 5, 1996:\u003cbr/\u003e24. Wide shot of Republican National Committee (RNC) rally.\u003cbr/\u003e25. R-N-C chairman Haley Barbour at rally.\u003cbr/\u003eWashington, DC - July 8, 1997:\u003cbr/\u003e26. 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