Via a reader tip comes news that Senator Diane Feinstein had a driver that worked for her for nearly 20 years that was a Chinese spy:
Senator Diane Feinstein
A staffer in U.S. Sen. DianneFeinstein’s San Francisco office was fired a few years back after being linked to Chinese spying in the Bay Area.
According to a Politico Magazine story on Silicon Valley espionage, the Feinstein staffer was suspected of providing political intelligence — but nothing classified — to his handlers, with one former intelligence official telling author Zach Dorfman that the suspected informant was “run” by officials based at the local Chinese Consulate.
A local source who knew about the incident confirmed to us that the FBI showed up at Feinstein’s office in Washington, D.C., about five years ago to alert the then-chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee that her driver was being investigated for possible Chinese spying.
“Dianne was mortified,” said our source, who spoke to us only on condition he not be named.
Besides driving her around when she was in California, the staffer also served as gofer in her San Francisco office and as a liaison to the Asian American community, even attending Chinese Consulate functions for the senator. [SF Chronicle]
You can read more at the link, but the US media has definitely done a good job keeping this quiet. However, it has now come out and of course President Trump has jumped on this news since Senator Feinstein is a leading Democrat involved in investigating Trump over Russian spying.
Oh, and don’t believe that bs line about he did get anything….he took plenty to china
HK
6 years ago
LOL. How about reading the story first? He was NOT a “Chinese spy”‘ — rather he was linked to someone who worked for the PRC State Security. Furthermore, according to the SF Chronicle article you cited, “The FBI apparently concluded the driver hadn’t revealed anything of substance.” So a Chinese Robert Hanssen or Aldrich Ames he wasn’t, apoarently. (Welcome to the world of yellow journalism where a sucker is born every minute.)
setnaffa
6 years ago
HK, was that the same FBI than concluded Hillary Clinton didn’t need to be prosecuted for her email server?
HK
6 years ago
s~: Irrelevant. Unlike you and the other sheeple, I’m more interested in hard evidence – not allegations or flimsy cases of ‘guilt by association.’
ChickenHead
6 years ago
HK… are you still yapping?
We have already established a list of Chinese spies… at least one of which was Hanssen/Ames grade… so spew your traitorous chink love somewhere else.
You would like to push the idea that this guy was only “linked” to spies… but, actually, pushing information up the spy chain makes him a spy, too.
And your idea that “he hadn’t revealed anything of substance” ignores the concept that the big picture is made up of a lot of little pieces properly assembled.
So this crappy little spy, and many like him, sent their reports up the chain and somebody assembled a bigger picture of who was meeting with who, what they were discussing, likely outcomes… etc.
He seemingly didn’t reveal anything “classified” and imprisonable… but lots of secret information can be figured out if you have enough crappy little spies collecting and assembling public clues.
And that’s what the Chinese do.
And then they have little freaks yap on the internet about how they are not doing anything like that.
So keep yapping, freak.
We are laughing at you.
Flyingsword
6 years ago
HK obviously a shill and blogger for red china.
2ID Doc
6 years ago
HK using your tenuous grasp on logic, when I spent a year in Korea I really wasn’t a soldier, I just wore BDUs everyday to work, got a paycheck from the DoD and slept in a building owned and maintained by DoD and Korea, I just had friends in the military.
HK
6 years ago
LOL. Neither of you have proven beyond a reasonable doubt that he was a spy engaing in illegal acts. As you two seem to have forgotten, we have a system if laws in this country that requires ‘due process,’ which means you cannot convict someone unless you have evidence and substantive proof admissible in a court of law of a defendant’s wrongdoing and guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Short of that, it’s just yellow journalism, i.e., it’s just hearsay, gossip and flinging false accusations at an innocent person like a busybody housewife who calls 911 crying ‘rape & murder’ whenever she sees a minority or black person walking around in her neighborhood.
ChickenHead
6 years ago
Nobody has to prove he is a spy engaging in illegal acts.
One can be fired for violating codes of conduct even though the behavior is entirely legal.
There is nothing illegal with reporting everything unclassified about your employer, their associates, their facilities, and all gossip and rumors you might overhear to a foreign intelligence agent.
The legal system and due process worked to protect his rights.
What are you whining about HK?
Bonus question: What would a minority or black person be doing walking around in a housewife’s neighborhood? This sounds like a good case for Stand Your Ground… especially if the minority is a snoopy little Chinaman.
Ole Tanker
6 years ago
OMG Folks! San Francisco has a famous Korea-town, who is really surprised at this. More race baiting, that’s all this is.
Flyingsword
6 years ago
Gets even better, ALLEGED chinese spy was actually her office manager. So he had access to schedules, contacts, on going agendas etc etc. Much bigger than the driver.
setnaffa
6 years ago
Nothing to see here…
HK
6 years ago
Chickenshit is obviously off his meds. We’re not talking about the driver getting discharged. Last time I checked, he was an at-will employee. Wasn’t even part of a collective bargaining unit, so no, I couldn’t care less whether he was hired or fired. What we’re talking about is whether he’s a “spy” or not, and whether a federal prosecutor would’ve had a prima facie case of espionage to charge him under federal law. Apparently not b/c there wasn’t a shred of evidence and the only thing they established for sure was that he had access to unclassified “political” information about the congresswoman that could’ve been obtained through CNN or any other mainstream media. Also, that he may have had a connection who was employed by PRC State Security, the equivalent of their FBI. Big whoop! Guilt by association? Not close enough and definitely not evidence of anything. Keep on trying chickenshit! Your self-serving biases are getting you nowhere!
ChickenHead
6 years ago
Hmmm…
I think we agreed he did nothing illegal in assembling and passing on publicly available data.
And, since he was not charged with anything, it looks like the legal system worked as you demand.
Soooo… not sure what you are yapping about.
But…
It seems “unregistered foreign agent” charges are all the rage against those who had “a connection” with foreign countries and did something useful for them (even if not against America)…
…but only if they are associated with Trump.
Let’s see if the FBI is all hot in the buttocks to continue the trend.
Hopefully, this unregistered foreign agent, for his failure to register, goes to prison.
Chinese are pretty feminine. He might make a sweet little twink prison bitch for a big hairy Arian Nation member coveted in swastikas.
Though he is kinda old. Yuck.
Better pass him off to the Nation of Islam for a half carton of smokes. A jive of brothers doing life know how to bond over a screaming Chinaman.
Bonus: When ChickenHead is replaced with the highly imaginative ChickenShit, it serves as a reminder of your frustration that you are wrong, know you are wrong, know you cannot defend whatever nonsense you are spewing, and have retreated to namecalling in hopes of retaining some sanity in false self-worth.
Keep it up, if that’s what it takes to keep from killing yourself.
Oh, and don’t believe that bs line about he did get anything….he took plenty to china
LOL. How about reading the story first? He was NOT a “Chinese spy”‘ — rather he was linked to someone who worked for the PRC State Security. Furthermore, according to the SF Chronicle article you cited, “The FBI apparently concluded the driver hadn’t revealed anything of substance.” So a Chinese Robert Hanssen or Aldrich Ames he wasn’t, apoarently. (Welcome to the world of yellow journalism where a sucker is born every minute.)
HK, was that the same FBI than concluded Hillary Clinton didn’t need to be prosecuted for her email server?
s~: Irrelevant. Unlike you and the other sheeple, I’m more interested in hard evidence – not allegations or flimsy cases of ‘guilt by association.’
HK… are you still yapping?
We have already established a list of Chinese spies… at least one of which was Hanssen/Ames grade… so spew your traitorous chink love somewhere else.
You would like to push the idea that this guy was only “linked” to spies… but, actually, pushing information up the spy chain makes him a spy, too.
And your idea that “he hadn’t revealed anything of substance” ignores the concept that the big picture is made up of a lot of little pieces properly assembled.
So this crappy little spy, and many like him, sent their reports up the chain and somebody assembled a bigger picture of who was meeting with who, what they were discussing, likely outcomes… etc.
He seemingly didn’t reveal anything “classified” and imprisonable… but lots of secret information can be figured out if you have enough crappy little spies collecting and assembling public clues.
And that’s what the Chinese do.
And then they have little freaks yap on the internet about how they are not doing anything like that.
So keep yapping, freak.
We are laughing at you.
HK obviously a shill and blogger for red china.
HK using your tenuous grasp on logic, when I spent a year in Korea I really wasn’t a soldier, I just wore BDUs everyday to work, got a paycheck from the DoD and slept in a building owned and maintained by DoD and Korea, I just had friends in the military.
LOL. Neither of you have proven beyond a reasonable doubt that he was a spy engaing in illegal acts. As you two seem to have forgotten, we have a system if laws in this country that requires ‘due process,’ which means you cannot convict someone unless you have evidence and substantive proof admissible in a court of law of a defendant’s wrongdoing and guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Short of that, it’s just yellow journalism, i.e., it’s just hearsay, gossip and flinging false accusations at an innocent person like a busybody housewife who calls 911 crying ‘rape & murder’ whenever she sees a minority or black person walking around in her neighborhood.
Nobody has to prove he is a spy engaging in illegal acts.
One can be fired for violating codes of conduct even though the behavior is entirely legal.
There is nothing illegal with reporting everything unclassified about your employer, their associates, their facilities, and all gossip and rumors you might overhear to a foreign intelligence agent.
The legal system and due process worked to protect his rights.
What are you whining about HK?
Bonus question: What would a minority or black person be doing walking around in a housewife’s neighborhood? This sounds like a good case for Stand Your Ground… especially if the minority is a snoopy little Chinaman.
OMG Folks! San Francisco has a famous Korea-town, who is really surprised at this. More race baiting, that’s all this is.
Gets even better, ALLEGED chinese spy was actually her office manager. So he had access to schedules, contacts, on going agendas etc etc. Much bigger than the driver.
Nothing to see here…
Chickenshit is obviously off his meds. We’re not talking about the driver getting discharged. Last time I checked, he was an at-will employee. Wasn’t even part of a collective bargaining unit, so no, I couldn’t care less whether he was hired or fired. What we’re talking about is whether he’s a “spy” or not, and whether a federal prosecutor would’ve had a prima facie case of espionage to charge him under federal law. Apparently not b/c there wasn’t a shred of evidence and the only thing they established for sure was that he had access to unclassified “political” information about the congresswoman that could’ve been obtained through CNN or any other mainstream media. Also, that he may have had a connection who was employed by PRC State Security, the equivalent of their FBI. Big whoop! Guilt by association? Not close enough and definitely not evidence of anything. Keep on trying chickenshit! Your self-serving biases are getting you nowhere!
Hmmm…
I think we agreed he did nothing illegal in assembling and passing on publicly available data.
And, since he was not charged with anything, it looks like the legal system worked as you demand.
Soooo… not sure what you are yapping about.
But…
It seems “unregistered foreign agent” charges are all the rage against those who had “a connection” with foreign countries and did something useful for them (even if not against America)…
…but only if they are associated with Trump.
Let’s see if the FBI is all hot in the buttocks to continue the trend.
Hopefully, this unregistered foreign agent, for his failure to register, goes to prison.
Chinese are pretty feminine. He might make a sweet little twink prison bitch for a big hairy Arian Nation member coveted in swastikas.
Though he is kinda old. Yuck.
Better pass him off to the Nation of Islam for a half carton of smokes. A jive of brothers doing life know how to bond over a screaming Chinaman.
Bonus: When ChickenHead is replaced with the highly imaginative ChickenShit, it serves as a reminder of your frustration that you are wrong, know you are wrong, know you cannot defend whatever nonsense you are spewing, and have retreated to namecalling in hopes of retaining some sanity in false self-worth.
Keep it up, if that’s what it takes to keep from killing yourself.
Nothing more from HK?
That’s right, bitch. Keep on walkin’.