Bill Clinton

==== Campaign finance controversies ====
{{Further|Lincoln Bedroom for contributors controversy|1996 United States campaign finance controversy}}
In February 1997 it was discovered upon documents being released by the [[Clinton Administration]] that 938 people had stayed at the White House and that 821 of them had made donations to the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] and got the opportunity to stay in the Lincoln bedroom as a result of the donations.<ref>{{Cite news|title=AllPolitics - White House Sleepovers - Feb. 25, 1997|url=http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1997/02/25/clinton.money/|access-date=August 9, 2021|agency=CNN}}</ref><ref name="washingtonpost.com">{{Cite news|title=President Had Big Role in Setting Donor Perks|date=February 26, 1997|first1=Peter|last1=Baker|first2=Susan|last2=Schmidt|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/campfin/stories/lincoln.htm|access-date=August 9, 2021|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> Some donors included [[Steven Spielberg]], [[Tom Hanks]], [[Jane Fonda]], and [[Judy Collins]]. Top donors also got golf games and morning jogs with Clinton as a result of the contributions.<ref name="washingtonpost.com"/> [[Janet Reno]] was called on to investigate the matter by [[Trent Lott]], but she refused.<ref>{{Cite web|title=AllPolitics - Reno Resisting Pressure - Feb. 27, 1997|url=http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1997/02/27/fundraising/|access-date=August 9, 2021|website=CNN}}</ref>

In 1996,&nbsp;it was found that several Chinese foreigners made contributions to Clinton's reelection campaign and the [[Democratic National Committee]] with the backing of the People's Republic of China. Some of them also attempted to donate to Clinton's defense fund.<ref>{{Cite news|title=washingtonpost.com: Campaign Finance Key Player – Yah Lin "Charlie" Trie|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/campfin/players/trie.htm|access-date=August 9, 2021|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> This violated United States law forbidding non-American citizens from making campaign contributions. Clinton and [[Al Gore]] also allegedly met with the foreign donors.<ref>{{Cite web|title=AllPolitics - Fund-Raising Flap - Cast of Characters|url=http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1997/gen/resources/infocus/fundraising.flap/characters.html|access-date=August 9, 2021|website=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=May 24, 2008|title=Chinese Aerospace Official Denies Giving To Democrats - May 21, 1998|website=[[CNN]]|url=http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1998/05/21/china.money/|access-date=August 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080524033516/http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1998/05/21/china.money/|archive-date=May 24, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=August 5, 2006|title=Fund-raiser Charlie Trie pleads guilty under plea agreement - May 21, 1999|website=[[CNN]]|url=http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/05/21/trie/|access-date=August 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060805092557/http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/05/21/trie/|archive-date=August 5, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=April 23, 2009|title=AllPolitics - A Chinese Spy? - May 12, 1997|website=[[CNN]]|url=http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1997/05/12/chinese.donor/|access-date=August 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090423050727/http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1997/05/12/chinese.donor/|archive-date=April 23, 2009}}</ref> A Republican investigation led by [[Fred Thompson]] found that Clinton was targeted by the Chinese government. However, Democratic senators [[Joe Lieberman]] and [[John Glenn]] said that the evidence showed that China only targeted congressional elections and not presidential elections.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Washingtonpost.com: Campaign Finance Special Report|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/campfin/stories/cf072097.htm|access-date=August 9, 2021|newspaper=Washington Post}}</ref>
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