investigations leading to prosecutions." Smith and three other FBI agents later testified before Congress in late 1999 that Justice Department prosecutors impeded their inquiry. FBI agent Daniel Wehr told Congress that the first head U.S. attorney in the investigation, Laura Ingersoll, told the agents they should "not pursue any matter related to solicitation of funds for access to the president. The reason given was, 'That's the way the American political process works.' I was scandalized by that," Wehr said. The four FBI agents also said that Ingersoll prevented them from executing search warrants to stop destruction of evidence and micromanaged the case beyond all reason. FBI agents were also denied the opportunity to ask President Clinton and Vice President Gore questions during Justice Department interviews in 1997 and 1998 and were only allowed to take notes. During the interviews, neither Clinton nor Gore were asked any questions about fund-raisers John Huang and James Riady, nor the Hsi Lai Buddhist Temple fundraising event led by Maria Hsia and attended by Huang and Ted Sioeng. See also 2019 Australian Parliament infiltration plot 2019 Canadian Parliament infiltration plot China–United States relations Citizens United v. FEC Christine Lee Follow the money Commerce Department trade mission controversy Lincoln Bedroom for contributors controversy China Lobby Campaign finance in the United States Campaign finance reform in the United States Frontline: "The Fixers", Season 15, Episode 6 Legal dispute between former New Zealand Members of Parliament Simon Bridges and Jami-Lee Ross which stemmed from a donation to Bridges by Chinese businessman Yikun Zhang References Further reading Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs (1998). E.g., "Summary of Findings" (Chapter 3), "The China Connection: Summary of Committee's Findings Relating to the Effort of the People's Republic of China to Influence U.S. Policies and Elections" (Chapter 18), and "Charlie Trie's Contributions to the Presidential Legal Expense Trust (Chapter 20), in Investigation of Illegal or Improper Activities in Connection with 1996 Federal Election Campaigns, Final Report (Senate Report 105-167, March 10, 1998, 105th Congress, 2d Session), see , , , and , accessed 6 October 2015. Note, this is the full citation and an alternate web location of the WikiSource, , given above. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs (1998). E.g., "Volume 4 of 6, Minority Views of Senators Glenn, Levin, Lieberman, Akaka, Durbin, Torricelli, and Cleland, Part 1. Foreign Influence, Chapter 2, The China Plan" in Investigation of Illegal or Improper Activities in