And now for another installment of ‘The Party Affiliation That Dares Not Speak Its Name …’ Today, Part II: Mikey Doesn’t Like It …
When last we left the Liberal Media, ABC News and CNN were insisting on reporting the arrest and indictments of suspected Chinese spy Katrina Leung and her connection to the 1996-97 campaign finance investigation without mentioning that Leung is a longtime 
GOP activist, fund-raiser, and party donor.
Now, we have Michael Isikoff getting into the act. Or rather, he’s been in the act but TPM just hadn’t noticed yet. (TPM only has two eyes and he can sometimes barely keep those open. And, yes, acronyms have two eyes.)
This afternoon I got an email from a TPM reader who told me he was surprised to see yesterday evening’s post on Leung since he had read about her in Newsweek at the dentist’s office and had gotten the distinct impression that Leung was a Democratic fundraiser and/or pol.
So I pulled up the old Nexis account. And it turns out the problem wasn’t my emailer’s reading comprehension skills.
According to my quick research, Isikoff has written about Leung twice. First, was an April 21st Periscope item that gives a pretty straightforward run-down of Leung’s apparent treachery, her role in compromising the 96-97 investigation and other details. He reasonably, but lavishly, mentions that the point of the investigation was to “prove the Chinese government was behind millions of dollars in suspect campaign contributions to former president Bill Clinton and members of Congress during the 1990s.” And we also hear about the Buddhist Temple and other stuff. But there’s no mention of Leung’s being a Republican or a GOP fundraiser.
Now, in the May 12th issue of Newsweek, Isikoff and Andrew Murr have another article. The piece is nicely reported, goes into further details about the case, Leung’s business dealings, and so forth. And we are told that Leung “had a million-dollar 
house in upscale San Marino, threw lavish parties and gave generously to political candidates.”
That’s it.
Is there something I’m missing here? This whole issue centers on a scandal about alleged PRC funds being funneled into US campaigns. Katrina Leung was a major donor to the Republican party. The US government believes she was a Chinese spy. Don’t her contributions and party affiliation deserve any mention? Mike, can you help me with this?
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